Prostheses for Ileostomies
- 9 March 1967
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 276 (10) , 571-574
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm196703092761009
Abstract
THE prosthetics of ileostomy is of particular importance not only because a satisfactory prosthesis is indispensable for an active and social life but also because the number of ileostomies is increasing rapidly. The latest development in the prosthetics of ileostomy has opened up the possibility of a purely prosthetic management of colostomy without the burden and risks of irrigation.The first successful ileostomy appliance was invented by A. A. and A. F. Strauss1 more than twenty years ago; the vast majority of the appliances used at present is of the Strauss type, shown in Figure 1. The appliance consists of a . . .Keywords
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- Management of the ileostomyThe American Journal of Surgery, 1953