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Loop colostomy
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A loop colostomy is usually performed in a medical emergency when closure of the colostomy is anticipated. These are usually temporary large stomas constructed in the transverse colon. The loop ostomy has two openings through the one stoma. The proximal end drains stool and the distal portion drains mucus.
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End colostomy
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The end colostomy consists of one stoma formed from the proximal end of the bowel with the distal portion of the GI tract either removed or sewn closed (called Hartmann's pouch) and left in the abdominal cavity. For many patients, end colostomies are a result of surgical treatment of colorectal cancer.
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Double-barrel colostomy
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In a double-barrel colostomy, the bowel is surgically severed and the two ends are brought out onto the abdomen. The double-barrel colostomy consists of two distinct stomas. The proximal functioning stoma and the distal nonfunctioning stoma. The distal stoma may excrete mucus.
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