title: Troublesome colostomies and urinary stomas treated with suction-assisted lipectomy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effectiveness of liposuction as treatment in troublesome colostomies and urinary stomas in selected patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Open clinical study.
  
  
  METHODS
  University hospital, Norway.
  
  
  METHODS
  8 consecutive patients with colostomies (n = 2) or urinary stomas (n = 6) who required treatment with liposuction above or around the stoma, mainly for leakage.
  
  
  METHODS
  Syringe-assisted liposuction under local anaesthesia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Change in stoma function, particularly reduction in the incidence of leakage, and by the patients' satisfaction graded according to a four point scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients noted considerable improvements in stoma function, or abdominal contour, or both.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Troublesome colostomies and urinary stomas can in selected patients be successfully treated with liposuction above or around the stoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Norwegian National Hospital, Oslo.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Samdal
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Amland
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bakka
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Aasen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003125:Colostomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery; D015187:Lipectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014547:Urinary Diversion