BACKGROUND The present study evaluated outcomes of patients undergoing proximal diversion using either a loop ileostomy or loop colostomy following distal colorectal resection for malignant and non-malignant disease. METHODS A literature search of the Medline, Ovid, Embase and Cochrane databases was performed to identify studies published between 1966 and 2006, comparing loop ileostomy and lo...

background: familial adenomatous polyposis (fap) is a well-known entity for specialistrnand it has near 100% chance of malignant changes if does not managed surgically. in orderrnto reduce the disadvantages of laparatomy and diverting ileostomy we present ourrnresults of laparoscopic total proctocolectomy without diverting ileostomy.rnobjectives: the aim of this study was to present the results...

PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to review a 10-year experience of operative procedures for rectovestibular fistula with normal anus (RVFNA) at one institution. MATERIALS AND METHODS From January 1999 to December 2008, 182 female patients of RVFNA were treated surgically in the Department of Surgery, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, China. The patients' age ranged ...

Stoma prolapse is a common complication of intestinal stoma. Although various surgical methods yield satisfactory results, nonsurgical treatment may be better for a temporary stoma. We report a case of a patient with a distal limb prolapse of a right transverse colostomy who received nonsurgical treatment with satisfactory results. For the treatment of a temporary transverse loop colostomy with...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate secondary operations using a posterior sagittal approach in patients with fecal incontinence and impaction after primary repair of anorectal malformations. METHODS Twenty patients (14 boys, 6 girls) who had previous failed surgery for imperforate anus underwent secondary operations. The indications for surgery included fecal incontinence (n = 16) ...

introduction: significant perineal injuries and major pelvic fractures resulting from blunt trauma manifest a high-energy injury. open pelvic fractures (with perineal injury) are associated with higher mortality rates of 40 to 60 %. methods: this study was a review of patients with multiple traumas comprising of major pelvic fracture and severe perineal injuries (shahid kamyab hospital in mashh...