Most colostomies are meant to be temporary, but the high risk of complications like leakage and infection can keep many people from having the procedure reversed. You might need a colostomy to help ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County circuit judge says she’ll decide at a later date if the state’s health care provider for jail inmates was in contempt of court by not abiding by an order calling ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A judge said the West Virginia Division of Corrections failed to follow through on medical treatment for a woman being held in connection with a deadly DUI crash. Edriene ...

Medical malpractice: Suit alleges that medical providers failed to properly monitor and manage post-surgical complications following colostomy reversal surgery, resulting in inadequate hydration ...

A loop colostomy is a procedure that enables a person to pass stool when their bowel is not functioning correctly. It involves surgeons opening up a loop of the colon through the stomach to form a ...

A colostomy prolapse is when more of the intestines shift out of an incision site after that surgery. Medications can help with pain, but another surgery is the only way to fix this if the prolapse is ...