title: Arterial thrombosis: a complication of loop ileostomy.
abstract: Restorative proctocolectomy has become the surgical treatment of choice in ulcerative colitis. Most commonly, this is performed as a staged procedure which includes formation of a defunctioning loop ileostomy. High output loop ileostomies are associated with both local and systemic complications. We describe two patients with loop ileostomies who developed acute arterial thrombosis, a complication not previously described, thus further emphasizing the importance of careful management and early reversal of high output ileostomies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Leicester General Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ashkan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nasim
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Sayers
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Dennis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016737:Proctocolectomy, Restorative / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*