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Loop ileostomy after heal pouch-anal anastomosis—Is it necessary?

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Construction of a loop ileostomy is usually advised in patients having an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis to minimize the complication of chronic pelvic sepsis. Formation and closure of a loop ileostomy was associated with a 41 percent and 30 percent complication rate, respectively, in a prospective series of 34 patients. This morbidity must now be assessed in relation to the benefits of avoiding temporary fecal diversion in restorative proctocolectomy.

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  1. Department of Surgery and Stoma Care, The General Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK

    M. C. Winslet M.S., F.R.C.S., G. Barsoum F.R.C.S., W. Pringle S.R.N., K. Fox S.R.N. & M. R. B. Keighley M.S., F.R.C.S.

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Winslet, M.C., Barsoum, G., Pringle, W. et al. Loop ileostomy after heal pouch-anal anastomosis—Is it necessary?. Dis Colon Rectum 34, 267–270 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02090168

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