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6822175

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-3-24
pubmed:abstractText
The need for protective transverse colostomy in low anterior resection using the EEA stapler was tested in a randomized series of 50 patients, half of whom received peroperative protective colostomy. Gastrografin enema on the tenth postoperative day showed a leakage frequency of 30 per cent in both groups. Clinical leakage was noted in 4 per cent (one patient) in the colostomy group and 12 per cent (three patients) in the noncolostomy group. Protective colostomy was followed by stenosis in nine instances, compared with only two in the noncolostomy group (2 alpha = 0.05). Routine protective colostomy should not be used in low anterior resection when the EEA stapling instrument is used. The occasional clinical leakage, which may appear in the postoperative period, can be revealed by close observation and successfully treated by an emergency colostomy. The majority of patients with anterior resection of the rectum, therefore, can be spared the inconvenience and cost of temporary colostomy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0012-3706
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
87-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Protective colostomy in low anterior resection of the rectum using the EEA stapling instrument. A randomized study.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial