Early Closure of Transverse Loop Colostomies

Overview

Journal Ann R Coll Surg Engl

Specialty General Surgery

Date 1982 Jan 1

PMID 7055368

Citations 7

Authors

A Lewis

D Weeden

Affiliations

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Abstract

A transverse loop colostomy was constructed in 60 patients at the time of primary elective surgery and the stoma was then resected within one month under antibiotic cover. There was a single death unrelated to operation. Four patients developed faecal leakage, 1 became obstructed, and 6 had infected wounds. With the exception of colostomy closure following sutured coloanal anastomosis a transverse loop colostomy can be closed within one month of construction with acceptable morbidity.

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