Avoiding colostomy soiling during immediate maturation after Hartmann's procedure

Baruch Shpitz, Zvi Kaufman, Alex Dinbar*

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Abstract

A simple maneuver that avoids soiling of the field during immediate maturation of colostomy performed for large bowel obstruction is presented. This maneuver involves inflating a large Foley catheter in the lumen of the obstructed large bowel just before maturation is performed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1038-1039
Number of pages2
JournalDiseases of the Colon and Rectum
Volume34
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1991

Keywords

  • Colostomy
  • Immediate maturation
  • Surgical technique

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