title: Colostomy irrigation: its role in improving the colostomate's quality of life.
abstract: The wider use of the irrigation technique for the management of the permanent colostomy has previously been advocated. The results of its use in a group of 10 colostomates followed more than two years is discussed. As more than half of these colostomates have been able to resume a normal life after beginning colostomy irrigation, a further plea is made for a better understanding of the technique and the advantages that it offers.
mesh_terms: D003125:Colostomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation