[Enterostomy: preparation, construction and after care over time].

During the last decade the industry has developed material to improve the quality of life of patients with an enterostomy. Patients are better informed and prepared before operation. Postoperative advising by professional nurses help the patient to maintain an odorless, leak-proof and continent stoma. Most of the patients today with enterostomies are able to have a socially integrated life with minimal psychological and physical handicaps.