Sushi-roll wrap of Seprafilm for ileostomy limbs facilitates ileostomy closure.
BACKGROUND
Sodium hyaluronate and carboxymethylcellulose membrane (Seprafilm) reduced postoperative intraabdominal adhesion. In this study, we examined whether Seprafilm reduces operative difficulties in ileostomy closure.


METHODS
During the creation of the ileostomy, Seprafilm was cut in half and used to wrap both the ileum and mesentery. Patients who underwent ileostomy closure before February 2008 (without Seprafilm, Group T, n = 18) and after March (with Seprafilm, Group S, n = 18) were enrolled in this study. All operations were performed by surgical residents. Operative time and perioperative complications were analyzed.


RESULTS
The mean operative time of Group S (106.88 min) was significantly less than that of Group T (120.6 min). The amount of intraoperative bleeding in Groups S and T was not significantly different and there were no major complications.


CONCLUSIONS
Seprafilm applied to the two limbs of the ileostomy and mesentery facilitate ileostomy closure done by non-expert surgeons.
Kawamura
Y J
YJ
Department of Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Omiya-ku, Saitama, Japan. kawamura@omiya.jichi.ac.jp
Kakizawa
N
N
Tan
K-Y
KY
Mizokami
K
K
Sasaki
J
J
Tsujinaka
S
S
Maeda
T
T
Kuwahara
Y
Y
Konishi
F
F
D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007081:Ileostomy; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011336:Probability; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
C118198:Seprafilm; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid