Parastomal evisceration as an extremely rare complication of a common procedure.
The creation of an abdominal stoma is a common procedure performed as part of the treatment for many conditions. Common complications include poor stoma siting, high output, skin irritation, ischaemia, retraction, parastomal hernia and prolapse. An extremely rare stoma complication is parastomal evisceration. We present a case of a 48-year-old woman who presented to us with parastomal evisceration as a late complication of a transverse colostomy. It is the second case reported as a complication of this procedure but the first that occurred after such a long postoperative period (almost 18 months).
General Hospital of Sitia, Crete , Greece.
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Lolis
General Hospital of Sitia, Crete , Greece.
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Savvidou
General Hospital of Sitia, Crete , Greece.
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Vardas
General Hospital of Sitia, Crete , Greece.
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Loutseti
General Hospital of Sitia, Crete , Greece.
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Koutsoumpas
D003125:Colostomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D011391:Prolapse; D054047:Surgical Stomas / Q000473:pathology*
Colostomy; Complications; Parastomal evisceration