OBJECTIVE The objective was to study morbidity and mortality associated with early closure (8-13 days) of a temporary stoma compared with standard procedure (closure after > 12 weeks) after rectal resection for cancer. BACKGROUND A temporary ileostomy may reduce the risk of pelvic sepsis after anastomotic dehiscence. However, the temporary ileostomy is afflicted with complications and require...

PURPOSE Pelvic sepsis is a serious complication after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis that may lead to pouch failure or poor function. Although a temporary loop ileostomy may be created at the time of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis to prevent or minimize the consequences of an anastomotic leak, research has suggested that an ileostomy can be safely omitted in selected patients...

A questionnaire was sent to 5,100 members of the Ileostomy Association of Great Britain and Ireland inviting the members to record their experiences in relation to the function of the ileostomy following on the ingestion of 29 named articles of diet. Nine hundred and fifty-two people, 623 females (65.4%) and 329 males (34.6%), completed the questionnaire satisfactorily. The group showed a close...

Purpose The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors of stoma re-creation after closure of diverting ileostomy in patients with rectal cancer who underwent low anterior resection (LAR) or intersphincteric resection (ISR) with loop ileostomy. Methods We retrospectively reviewed 520 consecutive patients with rectal cancer who underwent LAR or ISR with loop ileostomy from January 2005 ...

1. People with an ileostomy experience digestive problems with some foods. Why those foods are avoided is not known nor is it certain whether this interferes with the nutritional adequacy of their diet. 2. A detailed dietary assessment has therefore been made of thirty-seven subjects with ileostomies and a similar number of age- and sex-matched healthy controls. All food and drink eaten over 1 ...

Diverting loop ileostomies have traditionally been fashioned in the right iliac fossa, but a novel technique of midline ileostomy at umbilical port site during colorectal surgeries described. We aim to compare outcomes after creation and reversal these two types ileostomy. Using retrospective study design, 10 consecutive patients who underwent were compared with traditional fossa stoma. Baselin...

Carcinoma of colon and rectum is one of the most common malignancies of gastrointestinal tract. Primary ileostomy cancer following excision of primary tumour is a rare complication although a number of cases have been reported in the last 30 years. This case also reports lymph node metastasis to the adjacent mesenteric lymph nodes. Appearance of ileostomy tumour as synchronous or metachronous l...

BACKGROUND Meconium ileus is a common cause of neonatal intestinal obstruction. Various surgical procedures are in practice for uncomplicated meconium ileus. Bishop Koop ileostomy allows distal passage of gut content and uses the distal absorptive area. T tube ileostomy avoids the need for gut resection and formal closure of stoma. The aim of this prospective interventional study was to compare...