Stoma siting using CT guidance in a multiply scarred abdomen.
The creation of a stoma in a multiply scarred abdomen is often difficult because of intra-abdominal adhesions and limited suitable skin sites. We report a simple technique utilising computed tomography which allowed the easy creation of a defunctioning loop colostomy in such an abdomen by simple trephine rather than laparotomy.
Department of Colorectal Surgery, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield, S5 7AU, UK.
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D003125:Colostomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed