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colostomy

Indications: - resection of a distal segment of the colon (colectomy) due to a) colorectal carcinoma b) ulcerative colitis c) familial polyposis coli d) diverticulitis e) bowel infarction f) abdominal trauma Procedure: - surgical procedure rerouting the termination of the gastrointestinal tract via connecting the colon to the abdominal skin Complications: - pyoderma gangrenosum at colostomy site in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease) [5]

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ileostomy (Kock Pouch)

Specific

proctectomy with colostomy

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enterostomy

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. Wikipedia: Colectomy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colectomy
  3. Mayo Clinic: Colectomy http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/colectomy/MY00141
  4. Ostomy Surgery of the Bowel https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/ostomy-surgery-bowel
  5. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015