Stoma (medicine)

In medicine, a stoma is a surgicallycreated opening into the body. The best known form of a stoma is the opening created by a colostomyto let fecesout of the body. The historical practice of trepanationwas also a type of stoma.

See also

• Colostomy
• Ileostomy
• Ileal conduit urinary diversion

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