Enterostomy
An enterostomy (entero- + -stomy; /ɛntəˈrɒstoʊmi/) is either (1) a surgical procedure to create a durable opening (called a stoma) through the abdominal wall into an intestine (small intestine or large intestine) or (2) the stoma thus created. The various types of enterostomy are named according to which intestinal segment is involved; they follow in digestive order:
| Enterostomy type | Intestinal segment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| duodenostomy | duodenum | |
| jejunostomy | jejunum | |
| ileostomy | ileum | |
| cecostomy | cecum | |
| appendicostomy | appendix | Malone antegrade continence enema |
| colostomy | colon | |
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