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Elise S\u00f8rensen (Kalundborg, July 2, 1903 \u2013 Ordrup, July 5, 1977)^[1] was a Danish nurse and the inventor of the colostomy bag.^[2]\n

In 1954 her sister had an ostomy operation (a procedure that takes the end of the intestine out through the abdomen, allowing waste to exit via a surgically created stoma).^[3] After the operation, S\u00f8rensen's sister was uncomfortable going outside due to fear that stoma might leak, due to the metal/glass capsules or fabric/rubber bags that people used at the time.^[4]^[5] \n

S\u00f8rensen then created the world's first disposable ostomy bag attachable through an adhesive ring, very similar to the devices used today.^[6]\n

References

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^ \"Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon - Elise S\u00f8rensen\". www.kvinfo.dk. 2003-05-15. Retrieved 2018-07-27.\n
^ Fazio, Victor W.; Church, James M.; Wu, James S. (2012). Atlas of Intestinal Stomas. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 3. ISBN 9780387788500. Retrieved 28 July 2018.\n
^ \"Elise S\u00f8rensen\". gravsted.dk. Retrieved 2018-07-27.\n
^ Coloplast. \"Forward together with healthcare professionals everywhere\". www.coloplast.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-27.\n
^ Stokowski, Laura A. (June 6, 2014). \"Quiz: A Nurse Invented That? Inventiveness, Ingenuity, and Innovation in Nurses\". Medscape. Retrieved 2018-07-27.\n
^ \"S\u00f8rensen, Elise\". Guideservice Denmark.\n

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