Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 8 , Pages 347-351, August 2008

Intestinal stomas

Richard N Saunders is a Specialist Registrar in Colorectal Surgery at the Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK. Conflicts of interest: none declared

David Hemingway MBChB MD FRCS(gen) is Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at the Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Abstract 

Intestinal stomas are frequently necessary after abdominal surgery. A thorough understanding of this less than glamorous area of surgical practice can prevent complications and make a significant difference to patients. The first part of this review focuses on the basic principles underpinning the management of intestinal stomas (i.e. physiology, formation, common complications). The second part comments briefly on specific types of stoma and their role in current clinical practice.

Keywords: colostomy, ileostomy, intestinal surgery, stoma

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PII: S0263-9319(08)00114-2

doi:10.1016/j.mpsur.2008.05.011

Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 8 , Pages 347-351, August 2008

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