title: Technique for atraumatic delivery of intestine through the abdominal wall during stoma formation.
abstract: A technique to minimize injury to the bowel and its associated mesentery during difficult stoma creation is presented. A penrose drain is used to ensheathe the terminal segment of bowel, creating a uniform "tube" of intestine, protecting and facilitating delivery of the bowel through the abdominal wall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mavroidis
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Koltun
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D003125:Colostomy / Q000379:methods*; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy / Q000379:methods*