title: [Hartmann 's procedure. A 30 years one-centre clinical experience].
abstract: Henri Hartmann described in 1921 a resection procedure for extended neoplasma of the rectosigmoid junction, in patients who were not eligible for a primary anastomosis. Since then, the technique has been widely applied and well studied. We present a 30 years one-centre clinical experience, with a total amount of 221 patients, in 3 different series. The last series had 65 patients, operated in our clinic between 2000 and 2007. 60 of them had malign tumors of the rectum and colon, while 5 patients had benign diseases. We analysed the surgical indication, the technique details and the evolution. 49 patients had a favourable evolution, 13 of them had different complications and 3 other patients deceased. The reversal of Hartmann's procedure was possible in 24 patients. The method used by us in order to increase the safety of these re-anastomosis was the trans-anastomotic tube, which avoids a protective ileostomy or colostomy.
authors.affiliation: Clinica de chirurgie Prof. I. Juvara, Spitalul Clinic Dr. I. Cantacuzino", Bucureşti. doranh2003@yahoo.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Doran
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pătraşcu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Catrina
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mihalache
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D003125:Colostomy / Q000266:history / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012383:Romania; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome