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Everything you need to know about stoma care

Erin Dean Health journalist

Advice on supporting patients with colostomy and other stomas – and reassuring those who fear stigma

A stoma, also known as an ostomy, is an opening on the surface of the abdomen that has been surgically created to divert the flow of faeces or urine. Part of the intestine will be brought out of the opening and stitched into place.

Primary Health Care. 34, 4, 14-15. doi: 10.7748/phc.34.4.14.s6

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30 July 2024 / Vol 34 issue 4

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