Loop Ileostomy Case Study Examples

Abnormal growth of cells without a specific function is known as cancerous tumors. These are malignant cells that can enter your blood stream or lymph system and can spread throughout your body. The following is a case study of a female patient who is twenty five years old with history of malignant neoplasm of the rectum and loop ileostomy. During her teenage years she thought she had a sensitive stomach due to the nausea and stomach discomfort. When she would explain her symptoms to her doctors they usually told her that she had irritable bowel syndrome. She decided to do a google research of her symptoms, she was shocked by the result but doubted she had what she read online. She insisted on getting a colonoscopy exam even when her doctor
An ileostomy allows the person to continue normal bowel movement. There are different types of ileostomy for example an end ileostomy also known as ‘Brooke’ ileostomy is a permanent ileostomy in which the end of the ileum is made onto a stoma. The one that was performed on this patient was a loop ileostomy. A loop ileostomy is performed when a loop of the ileum is pulled through the incision. A small incision is made on the ileum and it’s made into a stoma by stitching it to your skin. The stoma will have two openings, one is for excretion of upper gastrointestinal material and the other stoma is for excretion of mucus material from the
The duodenum receives chime, secretions from the pancreas and liver. Second part is the Jejunum, this is where most of the digestion and nutrient absorption occurs. The ileum is the last part of the small intestine, it controls the flow of material into the cecum, aka ileocecal valve. The small intestine has transverse folds in the intestinal lining called plica, the plica are covered with villi. From the inner lining of the small intestine is the mucosa, followed by the submucosa, muscularis external and the