title: [A rare complication of colostomy].
abstract: A case of a 64 years old female patient who had had a Miles operation 6 years ago for rectal cancer and at the present hospital admission she came in with a severe infection around her left colostomy. Initially, she presented a quite localized peristomal infection but, subsequently, the infection has evolved to an extensive necrotizing fasciitis of the abdomen, a large dehiscence of colostomy and severe sepsis. Repeated surgery and transverse colostomy, to put at rest infected left colostomy, plus aggressive medical treatment resulted in a good recovery, with the wounds healing and redo of the left colostomy. Now she is on the waiting list to get rid of the transverse colostomy.
authors.affiliation: Clinica III Chirurgie, Spitalul de Urgente Sf Spiridon, Iaşi. cchifu2000@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Camelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chifu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Diaconu
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Andriescu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Palaghiu
authors.forename: Oana
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Grigoraş
authors.forename: Nela
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Damian
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology*; D003125:Colostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome