Local repair of stoma prolapse: Case report of an in vivo application of linear stapler devices.
BACKGROUND
One of the most common late complications following stoma construction is prolapse. Although the majority of prolapse can be managed conservatively, surgical revision is required with incarceration/strangulation and in certain cases laparotomy and/or stoma reversal are not appropriate. This report will inform surgeons on safe and effective approaches to revising prolapsed stomas using local techniques.


METHODS
A 58 year old female with an obstructing rectal cancer previously received a diverting transverse loop colostomy. On completion of neoadjuvant treatment, re-staging found new lung metastases. She was scheduled for further chemotherapy but incarcerated a prolapsed segment of her loop colostomy. As there was no plan to resect her primary rectal tumor at the time, a local revision was preferred. Linear staplers were applied to the prolapsed stoma in step-wise fashion to locally revise the incarcerated prolapse. Post-operative recovery was satisfactory with no complications or recurrence of prolapse.


CONCLUSIONS
We detail in step-wise fashion a technique using linear stapler devices that can be used to locally revise prolapsed stoma segments and therefore avoid a laparotomy. The procedure is technically easy to perform with satisfactory post-operative outcomes. We additionally review all previous reports of local repairs and show the evolution of local prolapse repair to the currently reported technique.


CONCLUSIONS
This report offers surgeons an alternative, efficient and effective option for addressing the complications of stoma prolapse. While future studies are needed to assess long-term outcomes, in the short-term, our report confirms the safety and effectiveness of this local technique.
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Margaret M
MM
Monette
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Rodney T
RT
Harney
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Melanie S
MS
Morris
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Daniel I
DI
Chu
Case report; Local revision; Prolapse; Stapler; Stoma
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