The Duke Raleigh Hospital Outpatient Ostomy Clinic offers patients of all ages and partner physicians’ ongoing access to a certified ostomy-care nurse specialist. We strive to provide ostomates with all components of high-quality care.
An ostomy is an opening in the abdomen that allows waste materials to pass out of the body and into a special bag or pouch. Ostomies can improve quality of life and bring relief to many patients who suffer from severe gastrointestinal or colon and rectal conditions.
There are several kinds of ostomies:
- Colostomy: A surgically created opening in the abdominal wall that allows the passage of digested food. It may be temporary or permanent, depending upon the portion of the colon involved.
- Ileostomy: A small surgically-created opening in the small intestine through which digested food passes. It may be temporary or permanent, and may involve removal of all or part of the colon.
- Urostomy: A surgical procedure that diverts urine from a diseased or defective bladder. It may include removal of the bladder.
Dedicated Long-Term Care
Our understanding and qualified staff provides pre-operative consultations for stoma-site marking in patients requiring ostomies. Counseling for ostomy management both pre- and post-operatively is also available.
The Duke Raleigh Hospital Ostomy Clinic partners with our patients and their physicians to ensure long-term care, support, and resources, including:
- Counseling, education, and care for tubes and fistulae
- Assistance with product selection
- Education and instruction in ostomy irrigation techniques
- Information about lifestyle, intimacy, diet, and clothing
- Consultations for problems such as pouch leaking, skin irritation, and abdominal folds
- Treatment for minor skin problems such as candida, peristomal granulomas, dermatitis, and allergic reactions
- Recommendations for issues such as parastomal hernias and stomal prolapses
Contact Us
Services are offered by appointment only. To schedule an appointment or make a referral, call 919-954-3446.
The outpatient ostomy clinic is open Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
