MEDICAL
COLON
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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colostomy
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ileostomy
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A colostomy is an opening in the belly (abdominal wall) that’s made during surgery. It’s usually needed because a problem is causing the colon to not work properly, or a disease is affecting a part of the colon and it needs to be removed.
Detailed explanation-2: -The surgeon makes a cut of 6 to 8 inches (15.2 to 20.3 centimeters) in your lower belly. The organs in your belly are examined to see if there are any problems. The diseased part of your large bowel is located and removed. Some lymph nodes may also be removed.
Detailed explanation-3: -Depending on why you need a colostomy, it will be made in one of 4 parts of the colon: ascending, transverse, descending, or sigmoid. A transverse colostomy is performed on the middle section of the colon, and the stoma will be somewhere across the upper abdomen.