title: Intestinal stomas: indications, management, and complications.
abstract: The ability to appropriately construct and care for an ostomy is crucial to good colorectal surgical practice. Enterostomal therapy is critical to the successful management of ostomies and their complications. Although associated with morbidity, a well-constructed ostomy can provide our patients with a good, durable QoL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. MARTINS7@ccf.org
authors.forename: Sean T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Jon D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Vogel
mesh_terms: D003125:Colostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy / Q000379:methods; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D017792:Surgical Stapling; D054047:Surgical Stomas