title: Indications for laparoscopic formation of intestinal stomas.
abstract: A laparoscopic technique for formation of intestinal stomas is described and reported in four cases. The procedure has a role where difficulties with trephine stoma formation are anticipated, where simultaneous laparoscopic procedures are performed, and where accurate assessment of the extent of intra-abdominal malignancy is indicated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Bristol Royal Infirmary, England.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Roe
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Barlow
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Durdey
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Eltringham
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Espiner
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000556:secondary; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery; D003125:Colostomy / Q000379:methods; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000601:surgery; D004766:Enterostomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy / Q000379:methods; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D007582:Jejunostomy; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery