Sugar in the reduction of incarcerated prolapsed bowel. Report of two cases.
Incarcerated, prolapsed rectum, colostomies, and ileostomies, when viable, may be reduced using ordinary table sugar. The placing of sugar granules on the incarcerated bowel results in a decrease in tissue edema and spontaneous bowel reduction. The technique, case reports, and a review of the literature are herein reported.
Myers
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Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455.
Rothenberger
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D000285:Administration, Rectal; D000287:Administration, Topical; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010030:Ostomy; D012005:Rectal Prolapse / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013395:Sucrose / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D013395:Sucrose