Avoiding colostomy soiling during immediate maturation after Hartmann's procedure.

Shpitz, B; Kaufman, Z; Dinbar, A · Dis Colon Rectum · 1991

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Abstract

A simple maneuver that avoids soiling of the field during immediate maturation of colostomy performed for large bowel obstruction is presented. This maneuver involves inflating a large Foley catheter in the lumen of the obstructed large bowel just before maturation is performed.

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