[Intestinal recanalization 16 years after Hartmann's operation].
The authors report a case of a surgical intestinal recanalization after 16 years since a Hartmann's intervention. After some considerations on the results they obtained in similar cases, the Authors call attention on this specific clinical case. They come to the conclusion that a successful surgical recanalization--although the difficult availability of the remaining rectal stump--is possible even if a long period has passed since a Hartmann's intervention was performed. In fact the rectal stump and the sphincter apparatus, even if excluded from the fecal transit for a long while, retain largely their specific functional activities and show a marked ability for an effective sensitive-motor restoration.
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Istituto di discipline chirurgiche generali e speciali, Università degli studi di Messina.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D003125:Colostomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors
Ricanalizzazione intestinale dopo 16 anni dall'intervento secondo Hartmann.