“Can a colostomy bag ever be removed?”
Once someone has a colostomy bag can it ever be removed?
18 Answers
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If they are reconnected, yes.
If you have enough intestines left to have them reattached they can remove the bag.
Yes, but that depends on the kind of colostomy and the reasons it was performed. So I would need more detailed information on the case. For more information, visit our website www.mivendoklinik.de.
Yes the colostomy can be removed. Your surgeon will be the correct advisor to tell you when you are ready to proceed with another surgery to reverse the colostomy.
This depends on the indication for your colostomy. Most can be reversed in 3 months if you are healthy.
The bag itself or are you referring to the colostomy itself? If you're referring to the colostomy, it can be reversed, it depends on why you're surgeon had to give you a colostomy to begin with. The colostomy bag is just an appliance, it can be removed and changed because it attaches onto the abdominal wall.
Depends upon the site on the abdominal wall. Check with your surgeon whether it was temporary or permanent. If there is no obstruction, it may be connected through anus by a colorectal surgeon.
Yes, a colostomy bag is usually temporary and can be removed
I think your question is more along the lines of can a colostomy ever be surgically removed or taken down to reconnect the intestinal tract? The bag is an appliance that can be easily removed and replaced over an ostomy site.
Yes a colostomy can be taken down but it depends highly on the circumstances of why it was needed in the first place. Sometimes a colostomy is placed as a permanent feature with no possibility of it ever being taken down. Other times it can be temporary. I would need to know the details of the specific case to comment further.
Yes a colostomy can be taken down but it depends highly on the circumstances of why it was needed in the first place. Sometimes a colostomy is placed as a permanent feature with no possibility of it ever being taken down. Other times it can be temporary. I would need to know the details of the specific case to comment further.
Yes. In most cases, colostomy bags are temporary. Each case is different, so discuss this with your surgeon for details.
Yes, depending on each situation.
It depends on the reason the colostomy was placed. Reversible colostomies are performed to divert stool away from a diseased segment of the bowel to allow for healing or resolution of an infection. Once the initial cause of the disease is resolved, the colostomy can then be taken down and bowel continuity resumed. This of course if the patient has very little operative risk.
Most of the time it can be removed (i.e. Reversed ). The only time it can not be or should not be reversed if it there is no anus/rectum left. If the rectum and anus were removed then it can't be reversed. Situations where the patient has terminal cancer, severe wounds around the anus, bowel blockage or extremely sick and wouldn't be a great surgical candidate then the colostomy shouldn't be reversed.
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The answer depends on the reason for the bag.
If the anus and rectum have been removed, then it is extremely difficult.
People have done reconstructions in the past but the results were often terrible because nothing can really replace an anal sphincter.
It is such a complex structure that can selectively allow passage of gas without soiling when working perfectly. The reconstructions in the past have often resulted either in difficulty with evacuation or incontinence or under both.
The answer depends on the reason for the bag.
If the anus and rectum have been removed, then it is extremely difficult.
People have done reconstructions in the past but the results were often terrible because nothing can really replace an anal sphincter.
It is such a complex structure that can selectively allow passage of gas without soiling when working perfectly. The reconstructions in the past have often resulted either in difficulty with evacuation or incontinence or under both.
It depends on why you have the colostomy bag.
For example, if your colostomy was created because of a low rectal tumor and the resection removed the rectum and the anus, your colostomy is permanent. On the other hand, most colostomies for perforated diverticular disease are reversible. There are circumstances when colostomy reversals are just technically difficult and reversal is aborted. Or if the risk of the surgery outweighs the benefit of reversing it then it is permanent like an elderly person with a bad heart.
For example, if your colostomy was created because of a low rectal tumor and the resection removed the rectum and the anus, your colostomy is permanent. On the other hand, most colostomies for perforated diverticular disease are reversible. There are circumstances when colostomy reversals are just technically difficult and reversal is aborted. Or if the risk of the surgery outweighs the benefit of reversing it then it is permanent like an elderly person with a bad heart.
It depends on the reason the colostomy was performed, but most (not all) are typically reversible. Surgeons will wait at least 3-6 months prior to considering a reversal of a colostomy. A lot does depend on the type of colostomy and the indication for performing it in the first place.
There are several different conditions that may require placement of a colostomy bag. Depending on the specific case, a colostomy bag may be removed and the continuity of the bowel may be surgically restored.
Well, that depends on whether the anus had to be removed as a result of cancer or trauma. In most cases, colostomies can be reversed after a period of time has elapsed that has allowed the scar tissue inside your abdomen to remodel and loosen up.
