Ostomies Flashcards
Operation that connects GI tract to abdominal wall skin or the lumen of another hollow organ; man made fisutla
Ostomy
G-tube through the abdominal wall to the stomach for drainage or feeding
Gastrostomy
J-Tube throuth the abdominal wall to the jejunum for feeding
Jejunostomy
“Continent ileostomy”
Pouch is made of several ileal loops
Patient must access the pouch with a tube intermittently
Knock pouch
Conecion of colon mucosa to the abdominal wall skin for stool drainage
colostomy
Proximal end of colon brought to the skin for stool drainage
End colostomy
Distal end of transected colon brought to the skin for decompression (proximal colon=iloistomy)
Mucous fistula
Distal end of transected colon STAPLED and dropped back into the peritoneal cavity, resulting in a BLIND pouch; mucus is decompressed to the anus
Hartmann’s pouch
End colostomy and a mucous fistula
Double-barrel colostomy
Loop of large bowel is brought up to the abdominal wall skin and a plastic rod is placed underneath the loop
Loop colonostomy
Ileostomy folded over itself
Brooke ileostomy
What is a tube check?
Gastrograf and contrast study to confirm that a G-tube or J-tube is within the lumen of the stomach or jejunum, respectively.