BACKGROUND To determine the indications, nature, and rate of early complications of temporary loop ileostomy created in emergency for benign diseases, their management, and to find out the associated risk factors. METHODS A total of 630 patients undergoing temporary loop ileostomy for benign diseases were studied prospectively over a period of 6 years. Stoma-related early complications occurr...

AIMS Low anterior resection (LAR) has higher risk of anastomotic leak with its attendant morbidity -mortality. De-functioning loop ileostomy (DLI), claimed to mitigate the consequences of anastomotic leak, has been questioned in recent years. This study aims to evaluate the impact of ileostomy on LAR. METHODS A retrospective analysis of stoma database. 136 patients with stoma (March 2011-July...

Objective: To determine whether a minimally invasive, colon-preserving approach could serve as an alternative to total colectomy in the treatment of severe, complicated Clostridium difficile–associated disease (CDAD). Background: C. difficile is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Most cases will respond to antibiotic therapy, but 3% to 10% of patients progress to a severe...

BACKGROUND Ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) to surgically manage ulcerative colitis may involve multiple separate surgical procedures, impacting treatment costs, length of stay in hospital, complication rates and patient outcomes, and there is currently no accepted standard of care regarding the number of stages that should be performed. The purpose of this study was to compare the practice ...

Abstract Aim To evaluate the routine use of CE and FS to check integrity anastomosis prior reversal a loop ileostomy. Method This is single centre retrospective observation study. All patients who underwent ileostomy following low anterior resection for rectal cancer over period five years, were involved in this have patency The primary outcome was investigate if adds clinically relevant inform...

Collagenous colitis has become a more frequent diagnosis but the aetiology of this disease is still unknown. We describe a female patient with intractable collagenous colitis who was treated with a temporary loop ileostomy. She was followed clinically, histopathologically, and functionally by measuring mucosal permeability before surgery, after ileostomy, and after bowel reconstruction. In our ...

Background: Radiotherapy is one of the most important factors which results in negative effects on wound healing and increases anastomosis leakage. Diverting loop ileostomy has been usually performed after colorectal anastomosis in cases of colorectal cancer with a history of neoadjuvant radiotherapy to decrease the chance of leakage. Considering the side effects of diverting loop ileostomy, th...

Collagenous colitis has become a more frequent diagnosis but the aetiology of this disease is still unknown. We describe a female patient with intractable collagenous colitis who was treated with a temporary loop ileostomy. She was followed clinically, histopathologically, and functionally by measuring mucosal permeability before surgery, after ileostomy, and after bowel reconstruction. In our ...