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Transverse loop colostomy and colonic motility

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Abstract

Background

The motility of the defunctionalized colon, distal to transverse loop colostomy, has never been studied “in vivo.” The aim of our study was to evaluate the influence of transverse loop colostomy on colonic motility.

Methods

Thirteen patients were examined before stoma closure by means of clinical evaluation and colonic manometry; we studied both the right and distal colon in both fasting and fed patients in order to detect motor activity.

Results

Quantitative and qualitative manometric analyses showed that the diverted colon had motor activity even if no regular colonic motor pattern was observed. The spreading of aboral propagated contractions (PCs) was sometimes recorded from the right colon to the distal colon. The response of the proximal and distal colon to a standard meal, when compared to fasting values, increased more than 40 and 35 %, respectively. Stool and gas ejections from the colostomy were never related to a particular type of colonic motility: Motor quiescence such as PCs was chaotically related to stool escape.

Conclusions

In conclusion, motility of the defunctionalized colon is preserved in patients with transverse loop colostomy.

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  1. Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy

    F. Pucciani, M. N. Ringressi, G. Maltinti & P. Bechi

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Pucciani, F., Ringressi, M.N., Maltinti, G. et al. Transverse loop colostomy and colonic motility. Tech Coloproctol 18, 1029–1034 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-014-1173-5

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