Ostomies

Question 1

Ostomy

Answer 1

connects GI tract to abdominal wall or lumen of another hollow organ

man made fistula

Question 2

Stoma

Answer 2

opening of the ostomy

Question 3

Gastrostomy

Answer 3

thru abd wall to the stomach

drainage, feeding

Question 4

Jejunostomy

Answer 4

J-tube thru abd wall to jejunum for feeding

Question 5

Colostomy

Answer 5

Thru abd wall to Colon for drainage of stool

Question 6

End Colostomy

Answer 6

proximal end of colon brought to skin for stool drainage

Question 7

Hartmanns pouch

Answer 7

non functional intestine closed and left in situ

Question 8

Double barrel colostomy

Answer 8

Both ends are brought to stomach
one functional, the other non-functional

used for temporary diversion- where resection is required emergently

Question 9

Loop colostomy

Answer 9

with supporting rod

cutting the sigmoid colon but not completely so you have two stoma openings- one proximal and one distal

Question 10

Why doesn’t an ileostomy or colostomy close?

Answer 10

Epitheliazation (mucosa to skin)

Question 11

If the plastic tube from G-tube or J-tube is removed, how fast can the hole to stomach or jejunum close?

Answer 11

In a matter of hours!

Question 12

What is a “tube check”

Answer 12

Gastrografin contrast study to confirm that G-tube of J-tube is within the lumen of the stomach or jejunum