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Ileostomy: early and late complications

Introduction: Ileostomy formation is performed for multiple purposes related to intestinal pathology, such as obstructive malignant or benign tumors, inflammatory bowel diseases, intestinal ischemia, and, for the most part, as a protective stoma in high-risk anastomosis. The creation of this surgical ope...

Temporary stomas after rectal cancer resection; predilection of being permanent and predictors of complications?

Stomas are essential for colorectal surgery and are widely used not only for selected cases for bowel obstructions but also in rectal cancer operations to divert stool away from low rectal anastomosis. On the other hand, complications with stomas/ stomas reversal are not uncommon. In this study, we aimed...

Epidemiological characterization of patients with intestinal stomas

Objective: To characterize the sociodemographic and clinical variables of people with intestinal stomas. Materials and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with 47 patients of a Specialized Rehabilitation Center (CER II/APAE) in the municipality of Três Lagoas, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Midw...

Perfil de usuários de um serviço de estomaterapia: análise de cluster

Resumo Objetivo Analisar o perfil das pessoas com estomias intestinais e/ou urinárias acompanhadas em serviço de estomaterapia, conforme variáveis sociodemográficas e clínicas. Método Trata-se de um estudo transversal, realizado com 90 usuários do serviço de estomaterapia. A coleta foi realizad...

Elaboration and validation of flowchart for the prevention and treatment of intestinal peristomal skin complications

Objective: To build and validate a flowchart for the prevention and treatment of intestinal peristomal skin complications. Method: For the construction of the algorithms, a systematic reviewwas carried out in health sciences databases comprising the last 10 years. The evaluation of the algorithms was car...

Revising our concepts about stoma covering a low rectal anastomosis

Introduction: There has been conclusive evidence that defunctioning stoma with either transverse colostomy or ileostomy mitigates the serious consequences of anastomotic leakage. However,whether transverse colostomy or ileostomy is preferred for defunctioning a rectal anastomosis remains controversial. T...

Peristomal dermatitis: treatment with green banana peel (Musa sapientum) powder

Objective: To develop green banana peel (Musa sapientum) powder for the treatment of peristomal dermatitis, and to evaluate its effectiveness and healing time. Methods: A clinical, analytical and longitudinal study. In total, 44 volunteers of both genders, aged>18 years, with intestinal ostomy, who pr...

Surgery for Complicated Stomal Prolapse: Is the Altemeier Technique an Option? A Report of Three Cases

Abstract Introduction The incidence of stomal prolapse ranges from 2% to 22%. The risk factors include colostomy, the short length of the stoma, obesity, emergency surgery, and the improper (or even absence of) marking of the preoperative site for the stoma. Complicated stomal prolapse associated with ...

Local treatment of colostomy prolapse with the MESH STRIP technique: A novel and highly efficient day hospital technique

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVE: Stoma prolapse is an intussusception of the bowel through a mature stoma. It can be caused by increased intra-abdominal pressure, excessively mobile bowel mesentery and/or a large opening in the abdominal wall at the time of stoma formation. It occurs predominantly in loop stomas, and correcti...

Morbidade e mortalidade no fechamento de estomas: revisão de 10 anos

Clin. biomed. res; 40 (1), 2020
Introdução: O fechamento de estomas, embora rotineiramente performado, ainda não pode ser considerado um procedimento simples. Nós reportamos, desta forma, a morbidade, mortalidade e fatores de riscos associados a este procedimento em um período de dez anos. Métodos: Revisão retrospectiva de 252 p...