PubMed · 1166914
Colostomy. Intraperitoneal or extraperitoneal closure?
Abstract
Forty-three patients who underwent intraperitoneal closure of colostomy are reported on. Complication rates of 4.6 per cent for wound infection and 4.6 per cent for fecal fistulas appear significantly lower than the 10 to 21 per cent complication rates reported for colostomy closure using other technics.
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A Adeyemo, W E Gaillard, S D Ali, T Calhoun, L H Kurtz. 1975. Colostomy. Intraperitoneal or extraperitoneal closure?. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9610(75)90384-0
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