Revising Our Concepts about Stoma Covering a Low Rectal Anastomosis

Revising Our Concepts about Stoma Covering a Low Rectal Anastomosis

Introduction There has been conclusive evidence that defunctioning stoma with either transverse colostomy or ileostomy mitigates the serious consequences of anastomotic leakage. However, whether transverse colostomy or ileostomy is preferred for defunctioning a rectal anastomosis remains controversi...

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Main Authors: Wael E. Lotfy, Ahmed Raafat Abdel Fattah, Osama A. Eltih, Peter H. Wasef, Hassan R. Ashour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Subjects:
low rectal anastomosis'
defunctioning stoma
ileostomy
colostomy
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1730367

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