Skin bridge loop stomy - operative technique.

Small bowel or colon loop stomy is performed in case of surgery, due to mechanical ileus or when there is risk of leakage below the anastomosis. Loop stomy is usually a temporary stoma, although in selected cases it might become definitive. It is assumed that each stoma should be supplied in stomy equipment during the surgical porocedure. In most centers, the most common method to maintain the intestinal loop at the level of the abdominal integument is to place a thick drain or a special plastic transverse cross under the intestinal loop (1, 2, 3, 6). The presence of the drain or transverse cross completely prevents the tight fitting of the stoma equipment. The postoperative leakage of intestinalfecal contents poses a serious risk of postoperative wound infections (3, 4, 5). The presented technique of fixing the intestinal loop on the cutaneous flap enables to more precisely and tightly fit the stoma equipment, minimizing the risk of postoperative wound infections.