Avoiding colostomy soiling during immediate maturation after Hartmann's procedure.
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.
Department of Surgery B, Meir Hospital, Kfar Sava, Israel.
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Shpitz
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Kaufman
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Dinbar
D002404:Catheterization; D003125:Colostomy / Q000379:methods*; D004630:Emergencies; D005243:Feces; D006801:Humans; D013537:Sutures