The reasons for getting a stoma are serious: bowel cancer, bladder cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, or an obstruction to the bladder or bowel. A stoma is an opening in the abdomen that allows waste to be diverted out of the body, often into a bag. We are so proud to have facilitated the first of what we hope to be many days tackling KCH’s surgical backlog, this time focusing on stoma reversals. Here are the facts: