The patient with an ileostomy is at risk for peristomal skin breakdown because the:

Immediately after surgery, the patient with an orthotopic neobladder can expect to have:

The primary advantage of a sigmoid conduit versus an ileal conduit is:

You have a young patient with a congenital disorder characterized by the absence of abdominal musculature. Which of the following conditions is most likely present?

A patient has had a 24 Fr balloon foley catheter in place as a percutaneous gastrostomy tube . The tube is secured to the abdomen with tape and leaks frequently. The insertion site is erythematous with islands of shallow denudement and painful to the patient. What recommendation is most appropriate for this patient?

When a patient has varices (caput medusae), they should be instructed to:

Which of the following neonatal diseases often necessitates a creation of an ileostomy?

In which of the following patients should it be expected that they will experience isolated brief episodes where the stoma becomes dusky, then “pinks up” again?

The appendix is commonly used as a passageway for catheterizing which type of continent diversion?

The most common early sign or symptom of bladder cancer is: