Closure of double-barrel colostomy with stapling instruments.
A technique for closure of double-barrel colostomies using the GIA and TA 90 stapling instruments is described. The method is straight forward and time saving, and represents a further application of automatic staplers to gastro-intestinal surgery.
D000368:Aged; D003125:Colostomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013528:Surgical Staplers