Assertion: stoma | /r/CapableOf | become permanent
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text: Occasionally, complications such as adhesions (a build-up of scar tissue) mean that the reversal operation proves impossible and the stoma must become permanent.
text: In some people, for various reasons, rejoining the bowel may not be possible or may lead to problems controlling bowel function, and the stoma may become permanent.