An ostomy is a surgical procedure creating an opening, or "stoma," on the abdomen to allow waste to exit the body. This may be essential due to conditions like Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or ...

Emily Maynard is sharing some joyful moments with her two youngest kids in photos shared on her Instagram story Thursday Emily Maynard Johnson is sharing another update on her little boy. The former ...

Emily Maynard Johnson's youngest son, born in August, was born with Down syndrome Emily Maynard Johnson is celebrating son Jones West's latest milestone. After revealing that her 7-month-old, who was ...

An ileostomy and a colostomy are surgical procedures that reroute part of the intestines to an opening in the abdominal wall. Ileostomies involve the small intestine, while colostomies involve the ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County circuit judge says she’ll decide at a later date if the state’s health care provider for jail inmates was in contempt of court by not abiding by an order calling ...

Abdominal wall hernias through a standard midline laparotomy occur at high rates, in the range of 10%. Primary repair of such hernia defects has been associated with recurrence rates in the range of ...