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Surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anus
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ileostomy
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Ileostomy can refer to a stoma (surgical opening) constructed by bringing the end or loop of small intestine (the ileum ) out onto the surface of the skin and to the surgical procedure which creates this opening. Intestinal waste passes out of the ileostomy ...
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n. surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anus; performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative colitis
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n. The surgical operation of attaching the ileum to the abdominal wall at a stoma (similar to a colostomy).