Temporary closure of colostomy with suture before colostomy takedown improves the postoperative outcomes

Intestinal obstruction after colostomy closure.

(See pages 1030–1 for the Photo Quiz) Figure 1. The dimensions and the unilateral, flattened shape of the longitudinally sectioned structures clearly identify these as eggs of Enterobius vermicularis (thin arrows). The thick arrow indicates an elongated structure protruding from 1 of the eggs; this represents a hatching larva trapped in the inflammatory mass (original magnification, ϫ40). Diagn...

Colostomy

HiSTORICAL. IN pre-Listerian dlays surgeonis werc afraid, and righlitly so, to open the peritoneal cavity. The antiseptic metho(ds of the post-Listeriaii era, and(l the asceptic technique of the present time, were then unlleard of, yet there was no lacking in the anatomical knowledge of the great meni of that period, who must be hailed as the founders of the surgical profession. Their vivid ana...

Colostomy Closure: Risk Factors for Complications

BACKGROUND : The restoration of intestinal continuity is an elective procedure that is not free of complications; on the contrary, many studies have proven a high level of morbidity and mortality. It is multifactorial, and has factors inherent to the patients and to the surgical technique. AIM : To identify epidemiological features of patients that underwent ostomy closure analyzing the infor...

A look at the purpose and outcomes of colostomy irrigation.

[Morbidity and mortality associated to loop colostomy and ileostomy closure].

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the morbidity and mortality of operations for closure of loop colostomies and ileostomies. METHODS We analyzed epidemiological data, postoperative complications, morbidity and mortality of patients who underwent operations for closure of loop colostomies and ileostomies. We excluded patients whose data could not be obtained from the files and operations that required lap...