Which surgical opening is created in the ileum?

Which surgical opening is created in the ileum?

• A. Colostomy
• B. Ileostomy
• C. Anastomosis
• D. Enterostomy

Answer: (B)

Opening the ileum to the outside of the abdomen creates an ileostomy. The ileum is the final section of the small intestine, and when a section is brought to the skin to form a stoma, the intestinal contents exit through that abdominal opening. This is done to divert the bowel when the colon is diseased or not functioning, or after certain surgeries. Colostomy would involve creating a stoma from the colon, not the ileum. Enterostomy is a general term for creating any intestinal opening to the outside, which could be from different parts of the intestine. Anastomosis is a surgical connection between two ends of bowel or other structures, not an external opening.

Opening the ileum to the outside of the abdomen creates an ileostomy. The ileum is the final section of the small intestine, and when a section is brought to the skin to form a stoma, the intestinal contents exit through that abdominal opening. This is done to divert the bowel when the colon is diseased or not functioning, or after certain surgeries.

Colostomy would involve creating a stoma from the colon, not the ileum. Enterostomy is a general term for creating any intestinal opening to the outside, which could be from different parts of the intestine. Anastomosis is a surgical connection between two ends of bowel or other structures, not an external opening.