Stomas - The 5 COMMONEST questions answered

Stomas, like an ileostomy or a colostomy, are a big topic in surgery and in this video we take a look at the commonest questions asked about stomas. Like 'what is the difference between a colostomy and an ileostomy?' Enjoy

00:00 Intro
00:07 What is a stoma?
01:43 What are 'end' and 'loox' stomas?
03:26 What does a 'defunctioning' stoma mean?
05:07 What is the difference between an ileostomy and a colostomy?
06:52 What is a good examle of stomas in clinical ractice?



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