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COLOSTOMY PATIENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
  • Digestive Tract
DEF

A person who has undergone a surgical procedure where a portion of the large intestine is brought through the abdominal wall to carry stool out of the body.

CONT

It is often valuable for the patient with cancer of the large bowel to meet a colostomy patient before the definitive surgery is performed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
  • Appareil digestif

Spanish

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