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 ...

Abdominal wall hernias through a standard midline laparotomy occur at high rates, in the range of 10%. Primary repair of such hernia defects has been associated with recurrence rates in the range of ...

An ileostomy and a colostomy are surgical procedures that reroute part of the intestines to an opening in the abdominal wall. Ileostomies involve the small intestine, while colostomies involve the ...

An ileostomy and a colostomy are both forms of ostomy surgery. Although they are similar, ileostomies and colostomies involve different parts of the bowel. Ostomy surgery, or bowel diversion, is 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 ...

Medical malpractice: Suit alleges that during a laparoscopic colostomy reversal surgery, medical professionals failed to properly dissect and verify separation of organs, resulting in bladder injury, ...

Kohchise Jackson alleges he suffered in prison wearing a colostomy bag because former MDOC contractor Corizon Health didn't want to pay for surgery.

Medical malpractice: Suit alleges that medical negligence during a colostomy reversal surgery resulted in improper stapler placement causing rectal damage, leading to respiratory failure, permanent ...