What is the KORING?

Approximately 300.000 patients receive a bowel ostomy every year worldwide. This surgical procedure is often necessary because of gastrointestinal cancer or infectious bowel disease. Every third patient develops a herniation of the ostomy during the first three years after the initial surgery. Du to the artificial hole in the abdominal wall and the continues intraabdominal pressure the abdominal wall ist weakened particularly in the area of stoma formation. That leads to a relaxation of the abdominal wall and formation of a parastomal hernia. A parastomal hernia has the risk of several complications - pain - skin irritation - bowel obstruction - surgical re-intervention - stoma prolapse - cosmetic and social problems