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	Stoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In botany, a stoma (also stomate; plural stomata) is a tiny opening or pore, found mostly on the undersurface of a plant leaf, and used for gas exchange.
		Air containing carbon dioxide and oxygen enters the plant through these openings where it gets used in photosynthesis and respiration.
		However, most plants do not have the above-said facility and must therefore open and close their stomata during the daytime in response to changing conditions, such as light intensity, humidity, and carbon dioxide concentration.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stoma (1051 words)

	Stoma care - including colostomy and ileostomy information
		A stoma is an artificial opening to or from the intestine (which is also known as the gut or bowel) on the abdominal wall usually created by a surgeon.
		A stoma is necessary when parts of the normal intestine must be bypassed, for example when bowel surgery has removed important lengths of the intestine, or when food cannot be taken in by mouth.
		Another type of stoma, called a urostomy, is an artificial connection between the urinary tract (the kidneys, bladder and tubes that connect them) and the abdominal wall, sometimes referred to as a 'urinary conduit'.
	hcd2.bupa.co.uk /fact_sheets/html/Stoma_care.html (1296 words)

	HERNIA INFORMATION
		When a stoma is brought out to the surface of the abdomen it must pass through the muscles of the abdominal wall, thus a potential site of weakness is immediately created.
		The development of a stoma hernia is often a gradual phenomenon, with the area next to the stoma stretching and becoming weaker with the passage of time.
		Whether one chooses to leave the stoma at its original site or to move it, we feel that the hernia itself should be repaired with mesh over and beyond the weakened area to reinforce the whole weakened muscle structure.
	www.hernia.org /stoma.html (1035 words)

	Mount Sinai Hospital - IBDC - For Patients - Ostomy Care
		It may develop around the stoma or the supporting structures at the fascia layer which may shrink causing the stoma to be pulled inward.
		A prolapsed stoma is an increase in size of the stoma, usually in the length of the stoma.
		A stoma can be traumatized due to: the movement of a flange which is not properly fixed to the peristomal skin, a sharp blow, or an inadvertent cut by scissors or nails.
	www.mtsinai.on.ca /IBD/patient/ostomy/complications-stoma.htm (563 words)

	Section 5 Chapter 30 Intestinal Stomas
		Both types of stoma effectively defunction the distal bowel; however, loop ileostomy appears to be associated with a lower incidence of complications related to stoma formation and closure, though it may also carry a higher risk of postoperative intestinal obstruction.
		The two types of stoma are comparable with respect to patient quality of life, and the degree of subsequent social restriction is influenced more by the number and type of complications than by the type of stoma formed.
		Stenosis of the stoma is a consequence of postoperative ischemia.
	www.acssurgery.com /acsonline/chapters/ch0530.htm (7667 words)

	Chapter 4 - Laparoscopic techniques for stoma creation
		Stoma creation requires less experience in laparoscopic bowel surgery and may be considered as the ideal first step to start with.
		Indications for stoma were: faecal deviation during a complex recto-vaginal fistula operation or sphincter repair because of fecal incontinence; extensive perineal fistulas in patients with Crohn’s diseases, in patients with slow colonic transit and finally in palliation of unresectable rectal cancer.
		All the loop ileostomies were considered as temporarily stomas, the conventional ileostomies and the sigmoid colostomies as definitive stomas.
	www.utn.nl /boeken/eijsbouts/Chapter4.htm (1731 words)

	stoma
		During the heat of the day, the stoma, the tiny openings in the leaves close so that the plants absorb less material at that time.
		Barely audible, and with a visible hole or "stoma" in his throat following a laryngectomy operation to remove his voicebox, father-of-two Anthony Hicks, 58, is...
		Major surgery and possible permanent stoma formation could be avoided, as with improved staging techniques and transanal microsurgery, local resection for...
	www.mongabay.com /igapo/biotech/stoma.html (542 words)

	Fundamentals of the Stoma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		'Stoma is a twenty minute narrative film conceived and photographed by Carl Wiedemann.
		Stoma screened on December 5 + 7, 2003 at Links Hall in Chicago along with other short films by Carl Wiedemann.
		Stoma had its second public screening at The Around the Coyote Arts Festival on Friday, September 5th.
	www.carl.wiedemann.com /stoma.htm (238 words)

	Stoma Care - Book Information
		Stoma Care is a beginner's guide to stoma care, which will enable students and newly qualified staff in hospitals and in the community to provide effective care of patients with stomas and ensure continuity of care.
		It explores the rationale for stoma formation, immediate post-operative care, the choice of the most appropriate appliance, and long term management, exploring lifestyle changes including diet, the effects of chemotherapy on stoma care and the psychological impact of stoma formation.
		She is former chair of the nurses' forum of the association of coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, and past secretary of the RCN gastoenterology and stoma care forum.
	www.blackwellpublishing.com /book.asp?ref=140511407X (249 words)

	Stoma Care
		When you are told you are to have a stoma it can be a shocking experience, irrespective of the fact that it is the inevitable outcome for someone with inflammatory bowel disease or intractable incontinence.
		Your stoma is covered in the operating theatre with a clear plastic drainable appliance (bag).
		The stoma bag is usually attached to the skin by a toffee-like adhesive called a flange.
	www.irishhealth.com /?level=4&con=404 (2856 words)

	The Cleveland Clinic: Laparoscopic Fecal Diversion
		An ileostomy is an opening between the surface of the skin and the small intestine, while a colostomy is an opening between the surface of the skin and the colon.
		A temporary stoma may be made when a diseased section of bowel is removed, rejoined and needs to be given time to heal.
		An end stoma can be made in the ileum (end of the small intestine, called "end ileostomy") or colon ("end colostomy").
	www.webmd.com /content/article/45/1811_50465.htm (751 words)

	JSC "STOMA" - about the company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Being the owner of imported modern equipment JSC "Stoma" is the exclusive supplier of aerosol medications componentry such as elastron covered balloons, metering and continuous valves, wide range of nozzles, mechanical metering pump-valves VM-1.
		The quality of "Stoma" stomatological products is confirmed by the State Certificate of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus and fits with the standards of ISO-9001.
		JSC "Stoma" cooperates with many of the Ukrainian and Russian scientific research institutes and enterprises.
	www.stoma.kharkov.ua /stoma.php?lang=en&page=about (244 words)

	stoma care
		Physically probing your stoma when you experience what you describe as "a severe blockage" is unwise as by doing so you risk traumatising the stoma and distal region of the small bowel.
		If this is the case then one part of the colostomy (the proximal stoma - stoma means mouth or opening) functions and the other (the distal stoma) is non-functioning.
		The tendency is for the stoma/s to reduce in size gradually during the convalescent period.
	www.nurseminerva.co.uk /stoma.htm (729 words)

	Stoma after ileostomy or colostomy
		The stoma may be permanent in the case of bowel cancer or serious injury, or it can be a temporary measure while the bowel recovers from events such as infection, inflammation or stab wounds.
		If the stoma is only temporary, a subsequent operation will be needed to reattach the bowel so faeces can once again be passed through the anus.
		If permanent, the stoma is checked some three weeks later (or when the swelling has subsided) to make sure it has an appropriate diameter.
	www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au /bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Stoma_after_ileostomy_or_colostomy?open (1039 words)

	Stoma Picture Gallery - ostomates.org
		These are pics of other people's stomas so that those who are yet to have surgery can get some idea of what to expect.
		Also remember that stomas can vary in length and diametre - some can be long whilst others are flush to the skin, some can be tiny and others are bigger, so if yours doesn't look like those on these pages, don't worry, it's probably normal anyway.
		If you have a picture of your stoma and would like to have it placed on these pages, please send it to shaz@ostomates.org and I will put it here as soon as I can.
	www.ostomates.org /stomapics/stomapics.html (206 words)

	C&M Ostomy Supplies :: Stoma Gard
		Are you fearful of damaging your stoma when you wear a seat belt, play with children or pets, or engage in physical activities?
		The Stoma Gard is a lightweight device that is applied to the front of an ostomy pouch with an aggressive adhesive.
		Stoma Gards are packaged in lots of five and are designed to be disposable.
	www.cmostomysupply.com /cm_html/p_stomagd.html (223 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Holistic Stoma Care: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Holistic Stoma Care is a holistic, person-centered textbook concerning the immediate nursing care of all patients with the complete range of stomas, before, during and after surgery.
		The book covers stoma care from pre operative care to care in the community.It looks at all aspects of care of the patient with a stoma, showing that there is more to stomacare than finding the right bag.
		Stoma care is a subject that is not usually discussed because it deals with body fluids.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0702023043 (644 words)

	water stoma - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about water stoma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Specialized pore, or less commonly a hair, through which water is secreted by hydrostatic pressure from the interior of a plant leaf onto the surface.
		Each pore is surrounded by two crescent-shaped cells and resembles an open stoma, but the size of the opening cannot be varied as in a stoma.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /water+stoma (141 words)

	Homepage - stoma belt
		According to the Pschyrembel dictionary, the term "stoma" describes an opening produced as the result of a surgical operation on a hollow organ (stomach, intestines, bladder).
		Similar to the terminal colonstomy, the end of the small intestine is brought out through the abdominal wall.
		A stoma places a burden on normal, day-to-day life.
	www.stoma-belt.de /eng/aboutstoma.htm (243 words)

	OSSG - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The two parts are connected by means of a small opening called a stoma.
		The port, which is placed under the skin, allows the size of the opening to be adjusted.
		Your surgeon painlessly adjusts the size of the stoma by piercing the port with a fine needle through the skin.
	www.ossg.info /nn/modules.php?name=Encyclopedia (207 words)

	National Cancer Institute - What You Need To Know About Cancer of the Larynx
		If the air is too dry, as it may be in heated buildings in the winter, the tissues of the windpipe and lungs may produce extra mucus.
		Other types of stoma covers—such as scarves, neckties, and specially made covers—help keep moisture in and around the stoma.
		Stoma covers can be attractive as well as useful.
	www.cancer.gov /cancertopics/wyntk/larynx/page17 (415 words)

	Shaz's Ostomy Pages - ileostomy, colostomy, urostomy, j pouch, ostomy, stoma
		Well, it means that I have had my large bowel removed and I now have a stoma (meaning "man-made opening") and wear a pouch or bag that I attach to the side of my abdomen over my stoma to collect the waste products.
		It is similar to a colostomy, which you may have heard of (except in a colostomy only part of the large bowel is removed - and the stoma is made from the colon - hence "col" ostomy.
		In a permanent ileostomy, all of the large bowel is removed and the stoma is made from the small bowel or ileum - hence "ile" ostomy).
	www.ostomates.org (610 words)

	Stoma Covers and Patterns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Keep extra foam stoma protectors in your glove compartment as well as in your desk or locker at work.
		I had designed a stoma cover using dual layers of thermal knit fabric to give me a semi heat exchanger and stoma cover.
		One other benefit that arose was being able to spritz/mist between the filter and stoma cover to provide added moisture when the humidity is low.
	www.webwhispers.org /pages/library/stomacovers.htm (2644 words)

	ileostomy stoma UC Ulcerative Colitis colorectal cancer
		Though I subsequently learned that removal of the colon and formation of the stoma in 1994 was more straightforward (1.5 hour operation) than the later removal of the rectum (2.5 hour operation) in 2005.
		With a stoma one is especially careful to ensure that other normal bodily hygiene is kept at a high standard.
		I quizzed the radiotherapist on the reason for the short (5 seconds) duration exposure from the front and she explained that is because the area of interest is at the rear of the pelvis and they wish to minimise the risk of damage to the intervening prostate and bladder and ileum.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /jmwest/ileo.htm (19032 words)

	Keep Stoma Covered? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		These include ascots, scarves, dickeys, turtle neck sweaters or shirts, cowl neck tops for women, etc. They all serve the same basic function and that is to keep the "bad" out and the "good" in.
		If your stoma is large enough your children or your grandchildren at play may even pose a risk from any of a variety of projectiles.
		Folks that keep their stomas covered have much less problems with crust formation; they cough less, have less mucous production, need to irrigate less, have fewer bouts of bronchitis, and on and on.
	www.larynxlink.com /Library/faqs/FAQ9.htm (324 words)

	Starting out with a breathing stoma
		A stoma is a hole (opening) made in the skin in front of your neck to allow you to breathe.
		If you are breathing in through your stoma, the air you breathe will be drier and colder than your lungs are used to and will probably contain particles of dust.
		There is more information in our section called 'life with a breathing stoma' about caring for your stoma, including how to moisten the air you breathe.
	www.cancerhelp.org.uk /help?page=5654 (947 words)

	Stoma (medicine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The best known form of a stoma is the opening created by a colostomy to let feces out of the body.
		The historical practice of trepanation was also a type of stoma.
		This page was last modified 03:46, 26 April 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stoma_(medicine) (95 words)

	Inside a leaf - page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In many plant species stomata tend to be more common on the abaxial surface of the leaf than on the adaxial surface.
		which control the open and closing of the stoma.
		The cellulose microfibrils which make up their walls radiate out around the circumference of the guard cell as indicated in the diagram (Click on the diagram to learn how a stoma opens and closes).
	www.botany.uwc.ac.za /ecotree/leaves/InsideLeaf2.htm (172 words)

	Stoma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		When the stoma is open CO can diffuse into the leaf and enter the Calvin Cycle.
		The oxygen produced in photolysis, diffuses out ot the open stoma.
		Water vapour also escapes from the stoma by the process of Transpiration.
	www.tvdsb.on.ca /westmin/science/sbioac/plants/stoma.htm (108 words)

	Nursing: Caring for a stoma is more than skin deep (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Whether his stoma is temporary or permanent, your interventions before and after surgery will help build his confidence and allow him to care for his stoma competently.
		Another consideration is how the stoma's location will affect the patient's daily life.
		Maintaining healthy skin around the stoma is a major concern, so the surgeon or an enterostomal (ET) nurse will assess the patient for creases, scars, and bony prominences that could impair adherence of the ostomy pouch after surgery.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3689/is_200105/ai_n8951011 (446 words)

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