Primary closure of the perineal wound with closed continuous transabdominal pelvic irrigation after rectal excision.
The results of 27 patients who underwent rectal excision with primary perineal closure with continuous closed irrigation of the pelvis are presented. The perineal wound healed per primam within three weeks in 85 per cent of the patients. This technique is a comfortable and safe method of handling the perineal wound.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D003082:Colectomy; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000601:surgery; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010388:Pelvis; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014945:Wound Healing