Gastrointestinal Ostomies in Children: A Primer for the Pediatrician

Pediatr Rev. 2024 Apr 1;45(4):210-224. doi: 10.1542/pir.2023-006195.

Abstract

Despite the advancement of medical therapies in the care of the preterm neonate, in the management of short bowel syndrome and the control of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease, the need to create fecal ostomies remains a common, advantageous treatment option for many medically complex children.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Feces
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases* / therapy
  • Ostomy*
  • Pediatricians