In addition, a few studies found that many patients did not even realize they were living with a peristomal skin condition. Of 202 patients who were given questionnaires and clinical examinations in a ...

Anastomotic leakage remains one of the most severe complications following rectal cancer surgery. It is characterised by a defect at the suture or staple line, leading to a breach in the bowel’s ...

An ostomy pouch is a collection system you wear on your body following a lifesaving ostomy surgery, which reroutes how your body expels waste. An ostomy pouch collects urine or feces from a stoma, an ...

Louise Thompson has detailed ‘bursting into tears’ when realising her stoma had leaked while she was out in public. The Made in Chelsea star, 35, has ulcerative colitis – inflammation of the lower end ...