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Topic: Stoma (medicine)

	dotPHARMACY:update stoma care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The type of stoma determines the appliance used, but common to all is the need for a bag to collect body waste and a means of attaching this to the body.
		To aid flange-cutting, patients are usually given a template of their stoma by the stoma nurse, which they then use to cut the flange to shape.
		Stoma appliances can be bewildering to the uninitiated and it's easy to panic when presented with a prescription that may not even give complete details of the items required.
	www.dotpharmacy.co.uk /upstoma.html (1536 words)

	Abdominal Surgery: Summary Procedure and Principles
		The stoma is wider than the intact bowel as a result of the anastomotic technique recommended.
		The stoma is placed parallel to and between the medial and dorsal (white arrowhead) bands of the cecum and as much of the cecum as possible is exteriorized to place the anastomosis high on the cecal body, in this case almost level with the attachment of the cecocolic fold (arrow) to the right ventral colon.
		Failure to do this will place the stoma too close to the mesentery and to the dorsal band of the cecum, and will rotate the jejunum so that it is kinked at the anastomosis.
	www.ivis.org /proceedings/Geneva/2003/Freeman2/chapter_frm.asp?LA=1 (5448 words)

	The Stoma Incident at Hope For Holly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Stoma: In medicine, a stoma (Greek - plr.
		Surgical procedures in which stomata are created are ended in the suffix ‘-ostomy’ and begun with a prefix denoting the organ or area being operated on.
		If you haven’t seen a stoma, it’s really quite fascinating and amazing to me that we have the technology to do such a thing.
	hopeforholly.com /2007/05/05/the-stoma-incident (674 words)

	Stoma Management in the Philippines
		Stoma and stomates may be new terms for our readers but they are in daily use for the growing thousands of people mainly affected by cancer of the colon, rectum or bladder and the people and health professionals who care for them.
		In medicine, stoma is a surgically made opening in the abdominal wall.
		But surgeons create stoma as a life-saving or life maintaining method to allow the outflow and inflow of substances to and from the intestines, bladder or lungs.
	stoma_mgt_phil.tripod.com /stomajimtan02.htm (720 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&id=1187 (2822 words)

	Stoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As the key reactant in photosynthesis, carbon dioxide, is found in the atmosphere, most plants require the stoma to be open during daytime.
		This problematic situation is known as the stoma paradox.
		A small group of plants evolved with a solution to the paradox; they open the stoma at night and store the carbon dioxide for use during the following day, allowing the stoma to close at dawn.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stoma (585 words)

	www.patientcenters.com -- Colon & Rectal Cancer Center -- Ostomy
		An ileostomate with a traditional stoma and many colostomates with liquid waste would have the patch pushed away from the body by the constant flow of diarrhea from the small intestine.
		Skin barrier creams to protect the skin nearest the stoma, which must be shielded from bacteria and digestive enzymes (to which the stoma itself is impervious).
		The stoma will clean itself by producing and shedding intestinal mucus, but the skin near the stoma, called peristomal skin, must be kept gently and scrupulously clean.
	www.oreilly.com /medical/colon/news/ostomy.html (5442 words)

	United Ostomy Association - Evansville, Indiana Chapter Newsletter April Issue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		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.
		Factors that can contribute to causing a stoma hernia to occur include coughing, being over-weight or having developed an infection in the wound at the time the stoma was made.
		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.
	www.ostomy.evansville.net /aprilnews6text.htm (2522 words)

	sBMJ \| Living with a stoma
		For many patients, a stoma is life changing but for all the wrong reasons.
		So you are having a good night dancing with your mates, but the stoma bag is so full now it feels as though it is going to explode; it has got to be emptied.
		Specialist stoma nurses were a blessing during this difficult time and suggested giving the stoma a name so as to reduce feelings of detachment from it but this was too much.
	www.studentbmj.com /issues/04/09/reviews/347a.php (444 words)

	Dental Medicine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The College of Dental Medicine is fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.
		Henceforth, it was to be known as the Medical University of South Carolina of which the College of Dental Medicine, the College of Graduate Studies, the College of Health Professions, the College of Medicine, the College of Nursing, and the College of Pharmacy were constituent parts.
		Dental medicine graduates interested in enhancing their careers may apply to the master of science and doctor of philosophy degree programs offered by the College of Graduate Studies.
	www.musc.edu /es/pubs/bulletin_7-25-01/dental/dental.htm (8474 words)

	University of Miami School of Medicine - Glossary - Laryngectomy
		In either operation, the surgeon performs a tracheostomy, creating an opening called a stoma in the front of the neck.
		After a brief recovery period, the trache tube is removed, and the stoma closes up.
		In a total laryngectomy, the whole voice box is removed, and the stoma is permanent.
	www.med.miami.edu /glossary/art.asp?articlekey=6219 (178 words)

	Colostomy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Regular assessment and meticulous care of the skin surrounding the stoma is important to maintain an adequate surface on which to apply the pouch.
		Some patients with colostomies are able to routinely irrigate the stoma, resulting in regulation of bowel function; rather than needing to wear a pouch, these patients may need only a dressing or cap over their stoma.
		This is due to placement of the stoma where the abdominal wall is weak or creation of an overly large opening in the abdominal wall.
	www.healthatoz.com /healthatoz/Atoz/ency/colostomy.jsp (1585 words)

	eMedicine - Percutaneous Tracheostomy : Article by Darius Bliznikas, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		To prepare the stoma of the tracheostomy, the GWDF are opened to the same diameter as the skin incision (see Image 8).
		A tracheoarterial fistula may arise if the stoma is located below the fourth tracheal ring or if the tip of a misplaced tracheostomy tube erodes through both the anterior wall of the trachea and the posterior wall of an adjacent brachiocephalic artery.
		Medicine is a constantly changing science and not all therapies are clearly established.
	www.emedicine.com /ent/topic682.htm (4499 words)

	Holistic Stoma Care - UK Prices and Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This book is suitable for the novice stoma care nurse to the established stoma care nurse, medical students,doctors and consultants.
		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.georeviews.co.uk /Holistic-Stoma-Care_L9979 (325 words)

	MUSC CDM Division of Oral Medicine
		Oral Medicine is a division of the Department of Stomatology and has responsibility for (1) performing dental screenings on individuals seeking comprehensive treatment in the College of Dental Medicine (2) operating the Emergency Dental Clinic (3) conducting clinical rotations for junior and senior students and (4) teaching didactic courses to undergraduate students and dental residents.
		He completed a two-year Oral Medicine Residency at the National Naval Dental Center, Bethesda, Maryland in 1983 and achieved diplomate status in the American Academy of Oral Medicine in 1988.
		In addition to formulating the treatment plans for the majority of patients accepted for treatment at the College of Dental Medicine, the students are expected to develop the skill necessary to take a full mouth radiographic series with optimal technical proficiency.
	www2.musc.edu /dentistry/oral_medicine.html (879 words)

	Vasogen cream
		This cream is used for the treatment of nappy rash in children, bedsores in the elderly and bed-bound, and for protection of the skin around the stoma in patients who have an ileostomy or colostomy.
		This medicine should not be used if you are allergic to one or any of its ingredients.
		However, other medicines may be safely used in pregnancy or breastfeeding providing the benefits to the mother outweigh the risks to the unborn baby.
	www.netdoctor.co.uk /medicines/100002720.html (438 words)

	Ostomy Care
		The ileum is located at the end of the small intestine; the colon is the last part of the large intestine.
		The surface of the stoma is mucous membrane---pink or red and moist-looking.
		Change the pouch in the morning, before you've had anything to eat or drink, or at another time of day when the stoma is unlikely to be active.
	www.healthsquare.com /mc/fgmc0549.htm (2490 words)

	RCH Division of Medicine : Respiratory Nurse Coordinator
		A tracheostomy is a surgical opening (stoma) into the trachea (windpipe) below the voice box (larynx).
		A tracheostomy tube (a curved plastic tube) through which your child breaths, is inserted into the stoma (opening) and this keeps the airway open.
		CPAP primarily serves to improve oxygenation and decreases the work of breathing, by decreasing the opening pressure required to inflate the collapsed alveoli.
	www.rch.org.au /medicine/index.cfm?doc_id=1883 (770 words)

	Laryngectomy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		When air is drawn in through the stoma, it does not have the opportunity to be warmed and humidified.
		The stoma is usually covered with a light cloth to keep it clean and to keep unwanted particles from accidentally entering the lungs.
		Care of the stoma is extremely important, since it is the person's only way to get air to the lungs.
	www.healthatoz.com /healthatoz/Atoz/ency/laryngectomy.jsp (1469 words)

	Tracheostomy from Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery / Oral Medicine And Laryngology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The advantage claimed by its practitioners is the increased distance between the airway stoma (unsterile) and the supposedly more sterile sternal wound.
		These can be tacked to skin edges with absorbable sutures to create a semipermanent stoma, or silk stay sutures can be placed in each tracheal 'flap', and taped to the chest and neck skin, facilitating replacement of a displaced tube in postoperative care.
		Evaluation should include fiberoptic laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy through the stoma, looking down at the carina, up at the glottis, and then through the nose to look at the hypopharynx and the supraglottis.
	www.tracheostomy.com /resources/articles/tracheostomy/emedicine.htm (5950 words)

	Stoma (medicine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In medicine, a stoma is a surgically created opening into the body.
		The best known form of a stoma is the opening created by a colostomy to let feces out of the body.
		This page was last modified 21:25, 14 July 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ostomy (59 words)

	Energy Citations Database (ECD) - Energy and Energy-Related Bibliographic Citations
		Purpose: The tracheostomy stoma is a potential site of recurrence for patients who have subglottic cancer or subglottic spread of cancer.
		In these patients, it is important that the anterior supraclavicular field does not underdose the posterior wall of the tracheostomy stoma when using a 6-MV anterior photon field.
		Using the water-equivalent phantom, film dosimetry, and films oriented parallel to the en face field, we investigated the dose at the depth of the surface of the posterior wall of the phantom's tracheostomy stoma.
	www.osti.gov /energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=20427904 (420 words)

	Hirschsprung's Disease
		During this operation, the lower end of the functioning part of the intestine is connected to an opening, called a stoma, made in the abdominal wall.
		The colon is severed and the end of the healthy section is stitched to the abdomen around an opening, or stoma.
		For the next few months, bowel movements will pass through the open end of the colon into a stoma appliance, which adheres to the skin and forms a tight seal around the opening.
	www.healthsquare.com /mc/fgmc9010.htm (977 words)

	Cancer Information \| Cancer Meds \| Leukemia \| Colon Cancer \| Lung Cancer \| HIV/AIDS \| Hepatitis \| Mesothelioma
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	www.meds.com (567 words)

	OUP: Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine (3/e): Doyle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Nutrition, paediatric palliative medicine, palliative medicine in non-malignant disease, cultural and spiritual issues, social, and work related issues, rehabilitation, complementary therapies, palliative medicine in the home, bereavement, and education and training are also covered in detail.
		There is a brand new section on the contributions to palliative care of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, music-, art- and speech- therapists, stoma therapists, clinical pharmacists and clinical psychologists.
		14.1 Adrian Tookman, Katherine Hopkins & Karon Scharpen-von-Heussen : Rehabilitation in palliative medicine
	www.oup.co.uk /isbn/0-19-856698-0 (2160 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: Holistic Stoma Care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		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.
		Body image change after enterostomal surgery is transcultural, but the extent to which change affects the individual and limits their fulfillment of social roles is culturally variable.
		This 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.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0702023043 (669 words)

	Ileostomy, Eastern Carolina
		An ileostomy is a surgical procedure used when the lower part of the digestive system (colon) is diseased or damaged and not able to function normally.
		In this procedure, a hole is made in the abdomen and a portion of the small intestine (ileum) is brought to an opening in the skin (stoma).
		Waste leaves the body through the stoma instead of the anus and is collected in a pouch attached to the stoma with adhesive.
	www.uhseast.com /173976.cfm (179 words)

	AllRefer.com - artificial respiration (Medicine) - Encyclopedia
		When victims vomit, they must be turned on their side and the airway cleaned before continuing artificial respiration.
		If the victim has had the larynx removed, the above method is used, but the reviver must breathe into the stoma (surgical opening made in front of neck for breathing).
		Breathing into the subject should be continued until natural breathing resumes or until professional help arrives.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/artifResp.html (485 words)

	Ostomy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A description of Stoma Hernia and the different techniques of repair surgery available today.
		But what makes Rolf's career so remarkable is that he played while battling Ulcerative Colitis and after undergoing ileostomy surgery midway through his third season.
		Stoma care nursing or as it is known internationally, Enterostomal Therapy is a specialised area within nursing practice and is undertaken in various health care settings within health care systems.
	www.medlina.com /ostomies.htm (1100 words)

	Ralph Moss on Cancer--Expert Guidance for Crucial Decisions
		Next, an exterior opening (called a "stoma") is made, usually on the left side, through which fecal wastes can leave the body.
		Doctor B.J. Mander and colleagues at the Academic Department of Surgery, St. Bartholomew's School of Medicine and Dentistry, Whitechapel, London, England, reported on the use of this device (which was invented for the treatment of a benign condition, called idiopathic fecal incontinence) in 12 patients with anal cancer, including anorectal melanoma.
		He is or has been an advisor on alternative cancer treatments to the National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Institute, the American Urological Association, Columbia University, the University of Texas, the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the German Society of Oncology.
	www.ralphmoss.com /html/anorectal-melanoma.shtml (1797 words)

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