For many people diagnosed with colorectal cancer, surgery can bring lifesaving treatment but also lasting changes.

The UAB General Surgery Resident Hannah Ficarino Sheffer, M.D., and Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Assistant Professor Robert Hollis, M.D., MSPH, recently published their study, “Defining ...

With this procedure, a surgically created opening in the abdomen allows bodily waste to be rerouted into what's called a stoma bag, or an ostomy bag, which needs to be emptied and cleaned periodically ...

Sally Agallo Kwenda , a 50 year old woman who has battled three cancers- cervix, colon and rectum through 13 surgeries, displays colostomy bags used by cancer patients who have undergone colostomy ...

Rachel Cooper, 43, was sent home from hospital with an untreated birth injury and is still suffering years later ...

Thinnest and most absorbent1 ostomy seal in the world designed to support post-operative careOstomy seals and barriers ...

Daviess Community Hospital will host the Ostomy Support Group of Southern Indiana, a peer-led support group dedicated to individuals living with an ostomy or preparing for ostomy surgery. The group ...