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Ostomy - resources

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Ostomy - resources

The following organizations are good resources for information on ostomies:

American Cancer Society -- www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/treatment-types/surgery/ostomies.html
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons -- fascrs.org/patients/diseases-and-conditions/a-z/ostomy-expanded-version
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases -- www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/ostomy-surgery-bowel
United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc. -- www.ostomy.org/
US National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus -- medlineplus.gov/ostomy.html

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Review Date 11/12/2022

Updated by: Jennifer K. Mannheim, ARNP, Medical Staff, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.