title: [Role of protective colostomy in colorectal surgery. Apropos of 68 cases].
abstract: A retrospective study was made from the records of 68 patients who had temporary loop colostomy with left colectomy between 1975 and 1985. Six fecal fistula occurred. Two of these patients died in spite of the colostomy. The colostomy closure was complicated by six leakages and four wound infections. The results are compared with those from literature. Finally loop colostomy for protecting an anastomosis keeps good indications with sub-obstructions and acute obstructions without large colectasia, infections without abscess, bowels no or bad prepared, and some low colo-rectal anastomosis. Large bowel obstruction with megacolon, and peritonitis avoid all kind of anastomosis. The colostomy closure is a high colonic surgery procedure. It must occur three months after its formation. A barium enema is necessary before loop colostomy closure.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003082:Colectomy; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D003125:Colostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Place de la colostomie de protection en chirurgie colo-rectale. A propos de 68 observations.