Ileostomy

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Ileostomy
Ileostomy
ICD-9-CM	46.2
MeSH	D007081
MedlinePlus	007378
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Ileostomy is a stoma (surgical opening) constructed by bringing the end or loop of small intestine (the ileum) out onto the surface of the skin, or the surgical procedure which creates this opening.^[1] Intestinal waste passes out of the ileostomy and is collected in an external ostomy system which is placed next to the opening. Ileostomies are usually sited above the groin on the right hand side of the abdomen.