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?”