This article describes the major developments which have changed the options available to patients with advanced bowel disease. It relates to UKCC professional development categories: Care enhancement and Practice development
The aim of this article is to educate nurses on advances in ileostomy care being made with the development of procedures such as the ileo-anal reservoir (perineal pouch) and the Kock continent ileostomy. Reference is also made to the neo-anal sphincter.
Nursing Standard. 9, 49, 33-39. doi: 10.7748/ns.9.49.33.s31
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