ileostomy (redirected from ileostomies)

ileostomy /il·e·os·to·my/ (il?e-os´tah-me) surgical creation of an opening into the ileum, with a stoma on the abdominal wall.

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il·e·os·to·my (l-st-m)

n.

1. Surgical construction of an artificial excretory opening through the abdominal wall into the ileum.

2. The opening created by such a surgical procedure.

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ileostomy

an artificial opening (stoma) created in the small intestine (ileum) and brought to the surface of the abdomen for the purpose of evacuating feces.

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urinary ileostomy

use of a segment of the ileum as a stoma for the diversion of urinary flow from the ureters. See also ileal conduit.

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ileostomy GI disease An opening from the ileum to outside the body, which provides an exit for feces when the entire colon has been removed Indications Active ulcerative colitis with dysplasia or cancer, familial polyposis, Crohn's disease, injury–eg, shotgun blast to abdomen. See Colostomy.