title: Intestinal obstruction and perforation caused by defunctioning the wrong end of the bowel-an impossible complication?
authors.affiliation: Department of Coloproctology, Northern General Hospital, and Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Shorthouse
mesh_terms: D003125:Colostomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007494:Ireland; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D006113:United Kingdom