Colostomy Closure Surgery in India
Colostomy Closure – Colorectal Anastomosis
A colostomy is a surgical procedure that involves connecting a part of the colon onto the anterior abdominal wall, leaving the patient with an opening on the abdomen called a stoma. In a colostomy, the stoma is formed from the end of the large intestine, which is drawn out through the incision and sutured to the skin. After a colostomy, faeces leave the patient’s body through the abdomen. A colostomy may be performed for many reasons. A colostomy may be needed to divert the contents of the intestine in case of an inflammatory disease of the bowel. If the muscles that control bowel movements (sphincter muscles) are removed during surgery, you will be unable to control your bowels. In such a case, a colostomy becomes necessary so that the bowel contents can pass into a colostomy bag……..
What is it ?
As you know, you have a colostomy. This is an opening of the bowel. It drains waste out onto the skin, instead of down the normal way into the back passage. By now you have had tests which show that it is time to close off the colostomy. The waste will again run into the back passage.
The Operation
You will have a general anaesthetic, and will be asleep for the whole operation. A cut is made around the colostomy to free the bowel from the skin and the body wall. The opening in the bowel is then joined up again inside the tummy, or sealed off, so that the waste will drain the normal way to the back passage.
Any Alternatives
Leaving the colostomy as it is is clearly an option. You do not put yourself at risk by keeping the colostomy. There is a way of closing the colostomy using a special clamp. This avoids an operation, but often leaves a troublesome weakness under the scar……..
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