What's the difference between peristoma and peristome?
Peristoma
Definition:
(n.) Same as Peristome.
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Peristome
Definition:
(n.) The fringe of teeth around the orifice of the capsule of mosses. It consists of 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64 teeth, and may be either single or double.
(n.) The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell.
(n.) The membrane surrounding the mouth of an invertebrate animal.
Example Sentences:
(1) Preoperative factors such as location of lesion, antecedent surgery, and previous radiation therapy were assessed and compared to the patients who underwent "emergency" laryngectomy in an attempt to further define risk factors involved in peristomal recurrence.
(2) This study was designed to determine the prevalence and type of peristomal skin complications in ileostomy and colostomy patients.
(3) The specific properties of Stomahesive tested in 116 stomal and 20 fistulous patients render it really useful in stomatherapy where it increases the comfort of the patients: 1. it offers an excellent peristomal skin protection whatever the nature of the stoma or origin of the fistula; 2. it promotes rapid healing of skin lesions, even in ileostomy, transverse colostomy, ureterostomy and fistula patients; 3. it ensures an effective degree of impermeability; 4. it provides a large base for adhesion of the collecting bag; 5. it can be kept on for about 6 days in most cases; 6.
(4) No patient developed stomal necrosis, peristomal hematoma, or abscess.
(5) Fourteen episodes of clinically significant peristomal bleeding occurred in six patients.
(6) The extent of subglottic involvement and preoperative tracheostomy, appear to be the most important causative factors in peristomal carcinoma.
(7) One horse had gastric rupture attributable to suture occlusion of the small intestine after colostomy reversal, and another horse had complications of incisional infection after repair of a peristomal hernia.
(8) The most frequent late complications were stomal complications (26%) which included peristomal dermatitis stomal stenosis, parastomal hernia, and stomal prolapse, and upper urinary tract complications which were noted in 27 patients (14%).
(9) Once peristomal herniation occurs, operative repair should be considered in an otherwise healthy person.
(10) The most common complication was peristomal wound infection (14 patients), the incidence of which was reduced significantly by the use of single-dose prophylactic antibiotic therapy.
(11) For 1 week after gastrostomy, the peristomal area was evaluated and a score assigned each day for erythema (0 to 4), induration (0 to 3), and exudate (0 to 4).
(12) The most common complications were skin excoriation secondary to leakage (3.5 percent), retraction (3.5 percent), partial necrosis (2.6 percent), and peristomal sepsis (1.8 percent).
(13) Recurrent bleeding from peristomal varices was a major problem; 7 of 10 patients required repeated blood transfusions.
(14) The patient presented with peristomal ulceration and pain of several months' duration.
(15) All 11 cases of peristomal pyoderma gangrenosum described in the literature are reviewed.
(16) "Introducer" PEG was not associated with peristomal infection, and the authors postulate that the peristomal infections in the "pull" PEG group were due to oropharyngeal bacteria brought through the abdominal wall by that technique.
(17) Enclosure of the custom retainer in the recess underlying the peristomal musculature also provides a plug that enhances retention and increases patient confidence during alaryngeal speech.
(18) A peristomal Y-cutaneous excision followed by V-cutaneous closure can be useful in reducing operative trauma and avoiding hospitalization.
(19) Patients with stomas require appliances to protect peristomal skin and contain the stomal effluent.
(20) Peristomal skin lesions in patients with ileal conduit urinary diversion have been reported in frequencies ranging from none to occurrence in 100% of patients.