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Using an indwelled test tube as a good “navigator” during enterostomy closure

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Surgeons often have difficulty in identifying a suitable incision line to enter the peritoneal cavity for stoma mobilization during enterostomy closure. A mini-size test tube that is preoperatively placed into the stoma can act as an efficient guide in finding a free area to enter the peritoneal cavity, by supplying efficient counter traction and a palpable marker of the intestinal wall.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center, 2-1-1 Bashaku, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, 802-0077, Japan

    Ryuichiro Hirose, Manabu Tojigamori, Satoshi Obata, Kyosuke Tatsuta, Naonori Kawakubo & Toru Arima

  2. Department of General Thoracic, Breast and Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan

    Ryuichiro Hirose

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Hirose, R., Tojigamori, M., Obata, S. et al. Using an indwelled test tube as a good “navigator” during enterostomy closure. Surg Today 42, 1139–1141 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-012-0213-x

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