Bowel diversion surgery allows stool to safely leave the body when (because of disease or injury) the large intestine is removed or needs time to heal. Bowel is a general term for any part of the small or large intestine.
A topical medication is a medication that is applied to a particular place on or in the body, as opposed to systemically.
TOPICAINE Â® topical anesthetic: skin numbing gel for a vacation from pain. Available with 4% or 5% lidocaine. TOPICAINEÂ® is a non-oily, translucent gel containing lidocaine 4% in a microemulsion with skin permeation enhancers and soothing agents. It is a TOPICAL ANESTHETIC specially formulated to penetrate intact skin, for the relief of pain. It is a skin numbing agent with lidocaine as its active ingredient.