For many individuals, the term “ostomy” may be unfamiliar, yet it represents a life-changing procedure that offers critical ...

A 62-year-old man with a parastomal hernia at the site of a urinary conduit and symptoms of urinary obstruction lasting ...

I recall meeting a woman who said to me: “I wish I met you six months ago. Back then, the surgeon told my husband that this ...

A stoma is an opening on the abdomen which connects to your digestive or urinary system and allows waste to be diverted out of your body and into an ostomy bag. MSP had previously lived with a ...

A person who has undergone an ileostomy, colostomy, or urinary ostomy may require an ostomy bag following the procedure. Medicare considers ostomy bags and related supplies to be prosthetic devices.

An ostomy bag is a waterproof pouch you wear on your skin to collect waste products like stool (poop) or urine. You may need ...

Helping avoid embarrassment, and garnering a greater understanding of the needs of people living with hidden illnesses such ...

Riley has undergone 11 surgeries, including a vesicostomy - adding a type of stoma allowing urine to drain from his bladder into a bag - in August 2020 when he was two years old and had ...