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How To Avoid A Colostomy Bag After Colon Surgery?
Posted on
Sun, 11 Sep 2016
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Sun, 11 Sep 2016
Answered on
Mon, 3 Oct 2016
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Question : How do I avoid a Colostomy bag after colon surgery?
Brief Answer:
Chemo radiation can help
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.
It is not clear to me if colostomy bag is already in place or it is planned. It appears that surgery already done and as the tumor could not be removed, colostomy bag has been placed.
In that case, giving chemo and radiation together to the tumor, we can reduce it and hopefully make it operable. After that, the bag can be removed.
If you can describe your scenario in some more detail, I can guide you better.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Chemo radiation can help
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.
It is not clear to me if colostomy bag is already in place or it is planned. It appears that surgery already done and as the tumor could not be removed, colostomy bag has been placed.
In that case, giving chemo and radiation together to the tumor, we can reduce it and hopefully make it operable. After that, the bag can be removed.
If you can describe your scenario in some more detail, I can guide you better.
Hope this helps.
Regards
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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