title: [Ostomy devices. Intestinal and urologic ostomies].
abstract: The authors provide a brief historical survey analyzing intestinal stomas and the evolution of instruments which can be used. The authors present the characteristics which must be considered when selecting an instrument, what its basic requirements are, and what kinds of instruments are currently on the market. Bags and accessories are other sections included in this article.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Sta. Creu i S. Pau. Barcelona, C.S.U B Hospital de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet Llobregat, Barcelona.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Solé Ripoll
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tegido Valentí
mesh_terms: D003559:Cystostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004766:Enterostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D014519:Ureterostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*