| continent | Denoting continence. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ileostomy | <procedure, surgery> A surgical procedure where the ileum (small intestine) is attached to the abdominal wall to a bag outside the body. The opening in the abdominal wall is called a stoma. Indications for ileostomy include cases of intestinal obstruction, colon cancer, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and severe diverticulitis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Kock ileostomy | kock pouch |
| urinary reservoirs, continent | Structures which collect and store urine and are emptied by catheterization of a cutaneous stoma or internal diversion to the urethra. The reservoirs are surgically created during procedures for urinary diversion. (12 Dec 1998) |