Freedom From Ulcerative Colitis With an Ostomy Pouch
SOURCES:
Danielle Gulden, medical sales professional, Columbus, OH.
Justin Mirigliani, software trainer, Cherry Hill, NJ.
Yosef Nasseri, MD, colorectal surgeon, Surgery Group of Los Angeles.
Margaret Goldberg, registered nurse; wound, ostomy, and continence nurse; past president, Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society.
United Ostomy Associations of America: “Intimacy After Ostomy Surgery Guide,” “What Is an Ostomy?” “Basic Ostomy Skin Care: A Guide for Patients and Health Care Providers,” “How to Change Your Ostomy Pouch.”
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation: “What is Ulcerative Colitis?” “Surgery for Ulcerative Colitis,” “J-Pouch Surgery,” “Living With Ulcerative Colitis.”
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons: “Stoma Siting Procedure.”
Harvard: “Ulcerative Colitis.”
Cleveland Clinic: “Colon Polyps: Which Ones Are Riskiest for You?”