In an ileostomy operation, a part of your small bowel called the ileum is brought to the surface of your abdomen to form the stoma. Here you'll find useful video guides, types of ileostomy and the different product types that have been designed specifically for those that have a ileostomy. After surgery , your stoma may be quite swollen to begin with, but will reduce in size over time — usually after six to eight weeks.
A stoma is red in colour. This is because it is a mucous membrane, just like the mucous membrane inside your mouth. There is no sensation in the stoma, so it is not at all painful to touch. The stoma can bleed a little when being cleaned, especially in the beginning, but this is quite normal, and should stop shortly afterwards. Stomas come in all different shapes and sizes - some are quite short and sit flat against the belly, while some protrude a little.
Some people will have more than one stoma, depending on their condition. An ileostomy is typically made in cases where the end part of the small bowel is diseased, and is usually made on the right-hand side of your abdomen. Stools in this part of the intestine are generally fluid and, because a stoma has no muscle to control defecation, will need to be collected in a pouch.
An end ileostomy is made when part of your large bowel colon is removed or simply needs to rest and the end of your small bowel is brought to the surface of the abdomen to form a stoma. An end ileostomy can be temporary or permanent. The stoma nurse may draw a dot on your abdomen to let the surgeon know where the preferred site is. Ileostomy operations are carried out under general anaesthetic , which means you'll be asleep during the procedure and will not experience any pain as it's carried out.
An end ileostomy normally involves removing the whole of the colon large intestine through a cut in your abdomen. The end of the small intestine ileum is brought out of the abdomen through a smaller cut and stitched on to the skin to form a stoma. After the operation, waste material comes out of the opening in the abdomen into a bag that goes over the stoma. This section of intestine is then opened up and stitched to the skin to form a stoma.
The colon and rectum are left in place. In these cases, the stoma will have 2 openings, although they'll be close together and you may not be able to see both. One of the openings is connected to the functioning part of your bowel.
The potential ostomy site should be marked with indelible ink figure 1. An ostomy is best placed near the lateral edge of the rectus muscle and sheath. It may be placed either above or below the umbilicus. The position chosen must take into consideration the span of the ostomy gasket, such that it has a smooth, wide surface for adherence. The costal margin, indentation of the umbilicus, uneven scars, and skin folds will not allow secure placement of the ostomy gasket.
In general, the belt line should be avoided, and the patient should both stand and sit with an appliance in place during this marking. The patient should be reassured about his or her ongoing care with the enterostomal therapist. Reading material and samples are often provided. If an enterostomal therapist is unavailable, the surgeon should make every effort to educate the patient using these written and pictorial aids. The anesthesia, position, and abdominal incision and exposure are determined by the colon operation being performed.
If this is not done, at the end of a long and difficult case, the inked markings will likely be gone. Upon completion of the colon anastomosis and prior to closure of the abdomen, the ostomy site is revisited. The cut edge of the abdominal wall, namely, the linea alba in the midline incision, is grasped with Kocher clamps and retracted to the central position it will occupy after closure.
In patients with a thick abdominal wall, an additional clamp may be placed on the dermis to hold the abdominal wall in its usual alignment. A 3-cm circle of skin is excised and the dissection is carried down through the subcutaneous fat to the anterior fascia of the rectus muscle.
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