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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Ostomy > Enterostomy > Ileostomy
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Digestive System Surgical Procedures > Enterostomy > Ileostomy

Preferred term

Ileostomy  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Related concepts

Entry terms

  • Ileostomies, Loop
  • Ileostomies, Tube
  • Ileostomy, Loop
  • Ileostomy, Tube
  • Loop Ileostomies
  • Loop Ileostomy
  • Tube Ileostomies
  • Tube Ileostomy

Note

  • restrict to ileal stoma on abdominal wall: do not confuse with JEJUNOILEAL BYPASS

Scope note

  • Surgical creation of an external opening into the ILEUM for fecal diversion or drainage. This replacement for the RECTUM is usually created in patients with severe INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES. Loop (continent) or tube (incontinent) procedures are most often employed.

In other languages

  • ileostomia

    Finnish

  • ileostoma
  • ileostomiat
  • ileostooma
  • ileostoomat
  • ohutsuoliavanne
  • ohutsuoliavanteet
  • sykkyräsuoliavanne
  • sykkyräsuoliavanteet
  • Ileostomi

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007081

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