A permanent ostomy bag and a long recovery are often associated with colorectal cancer surgery, but according to a surgeon at Baylor College of Medicine, advances in the field mean that these concerns ...

Dr. Andreas M. Kaiser explains how a colostomy may preserve a patient’s health and help to avoid colorectal cancer complications. Although a permanent colostomy can serve as a life-saving measure for ...

As part of CURE®’s Heal at Home series, we offer a guide on ostomies following surgery and how patients can best care for their stomas. These are just some of the questions that Stephanie S. Yates, a ...

After living with two permanent ostomy bags for more than 30 years, a fashion model from Baltimore is sharing her story in hopes that people around the globe will also embrace what makes them ...

A woman who was going to the toilet 40 times a day says she feels like a "new woman" after having her entire bowel removed during emergency surgery and now lives with a permanent stoma. Charlie Ryan, ...

Total mesorectal excision (TME) is a specific surgical technique used in the treatment of rectal cancer in which the bowel with the tumor is entirely removed along with surrounding fat and lymph nodes ...

KUSA - Saturday is the national Ostomy Awareness Day. This day is being used to bring attention to both ostomies and continent diversion-type surgeries. Although there are different types of ostomies, ...

Ostomy procedures have been keeping people alive for hundreds of years, but not everyone has knowledge about these life-saving procedures or their impact on the lives of the people who have them. I ...

As a direct result of a variety of disease processes (cancer, Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis, spinal cord injuries) or traumatic injuries, portions of, or even the entire bowel or bladder may ...

Market OverviewThe global ostomy devices market is projected to grow at a healthy rate of 4–5% and is expected to reach approximately USD 3.2 billion by 2026. This steady expansion is driven by rising ...

The Spokane Ostomy Support Group meets via a Zoom meeting 6:30-8 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month (January-November). The group’s number is (509) 601-3892, or find more information at the ...