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MSH: Surgical construction of an artificial opening (stoma) for external fistulization of a duct or vessel by insertion of a tube with or without a supportive stent.,NCI: An operation to create an opening (a stoma) from an area inside the body to the outside. Colostomy and urostomy are types of ostomies.,MEDLINEPLUS: <p>Sometimes treating diseases of the digestive or urinary systems involves removing all or part of your small intestine, colon, rectum or bladder. In these cases, there must be a new way for wastes to leave the body. The surgery to create the new opening in the abdomen is called ostomy. The opening is called a stoma.</p><p>There are many different types of ostomy. Some examples are</p><ul><li> Ileostomy: The surgeon removes the colon and rectum and attaches the bottom of the small intestine (ileum) to the stoma. </li> <li> Colostomy: The surgeon removes the rectum and attaches the colon to the stoma.</li><li> Urostomy: The surgeon attaches the ureters - the tubes that carry urine to the bladder