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Management of perineal wounds after proctocolectomy: A retrospective study of 50 cases in which treatment by the open technique was used

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A series of 50 patients with proctectomy had the perineal wound treated by the open technique following closure of the pelvic peritoneum. Sound wound healing was achieved in 78 per cent of patients within four months and in 96 per cent of patients within six months after operation. The open technique is especially advisable in cases of large, low-lying or squamous tumors, and in the presence of fecal contamination or extensive involvement of the perineum by inflammatory disease.

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  1. Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cook County Hospital, 1825 West Harrison Street, 60612, Chicago, Illinois

    Mohamed Eftaiha M.D. &  Herand Abcarian M.D.

  2. Department of Surgery, The University of Illinois, Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, 1825 West Harrison Street, 60612, Chicago, Illinois

    Mohamed Eftaiha M.D. &  Herand Abcarian M.D.

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Read at the meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Orlando, Florida, May 8 to 12, 1977.

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Eftaiha, M., Abcarian, H. Management of perineal wounds after proctocolectomy: A retrospective study of 50 cases in which treatment by the open technique was used. Dis Colon Rectum 21, 287–291 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02586705

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