Aim: Estimate the effectiveness of the Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) into managing a complex peristomal skin complication in a patient with a urostomy. The goal was to improve the conditions of the skin in order to concede stoma management with the appropriate ostomy device. The clinical condition of the patient was exasperated by her overall status: advanced neoplasia, skin deteriorat...

Bu araştırma; ostomisi olan hastaların ostomiye uyumlarını belirlemek ve gereksinimlerine göre danışmanlık vermek amacıyla yapıldı. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Şahinbey Uygulama Araştırma Hastanesi genel cerrahi servisinde yatan 61 ostomili hastadan veriler Hasta Tanılama Değerlendirme Formu, Ostomisi Olan Bireylerin Bilgi Davranış-Tutumlarını Ostomi Bölgesini Formu Ostomili Bireylere Yönelik Uyum Ö...

Abstract Introduction In patients with permanently intended terminal ostomies, parastomal hernias (PSHs) occur on a frequent basis. Various strategies have been evaluated, but there is still lack of evidence regard to the best surgical technique for PSH- prevention Methods We conducted retrospective analysis prospectively collected data 98 patients, who underwent elective permanent ostomy forma...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the causes, clinical presentation, diagnosis, operative management, postoperative care, and outcome in infants with intestinal atresia. DESIGN Retrospective case series. SETTING Pediatric tertiary care teaching hospital. PATIENTS A population-based sample of 277 neonates with intestinal atresia and stenosis treated from July 1, 1972, through April 30, 1997. The level...