Introduction: Returning to work is an important cancer recovery milestone. Permanent colostomy can be required for rectal cancer treatment and can significantly impact well-being. We aimed to evaluate the impact of permanent colostomy on health-related quality of life and return to work in patients with ...
Abstract An elderly patient was admitted to the hospital due to an enterovesical fistula and a terminal colostomy was proposed. The patient had a high anesthetic risk and thus a quadratus lumborum block was chosen as the sole anesthetic technique. This block has been described to provide both somatic and...
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer in the United States and it is found in 17% of patients thought to have complicated diverticular disease. However, primary adenocarcinoma rarely occur in the colostomy site and the risk of developing malignancy is similar to that of a...
Background: A colostomy is a surgical approach that creates an opening for the colon, or/and large intestine through the abdomen. Anorectal malformations are a group of abnormalities of the rectum and anus that are present at birth. Objective: To analyze the common complications of colostomy in anorecta...
Resumen Objetivo: Reportar un caso de absceso periostomal, su diagnóstico clínico e imagenológico y manejo. Materiales y Método: Paciente de 77 años usuaria de colostomía con dolor abdominal asociado a aumento de volumen y enrojecimiento de la piel alrededor de la colostomía. Una tomografía compu...
ABSTRACT Parastomal Hernia (PSH) is a common complication of patient who undergone ostomy especially end colostomy. Presence of hernia defect is associated with the risk of strangulation and obstruction so understanding the potential risk factor such as patient's factor and technical issues is important....
ABSTRACT Background: The Hartmann procedure remains the treatment of choice for most surgeons for the urgent surgical treatment of perforated diverticulitis; however, it is associated with high rates of ostomy non-reversion and postoperative morbidity. Aim: To study the results after the Hartmann vs. r...
Introdução: A produção de um almanaque, na ótica da tradução do conhecimento, sobre o cuidado à criança após a reversão de colostomia é o objeto de estudo dessa pesquisa. Objetivo: a) selecionar narrativas sobre ações cuidativas implementadas por familiares de crianças em reversão de colo...
