performed at the time of discharge. There was only one recurrence of adirect inguinal hernia. Necrotizing enterocolitis developed in 17 patients, 11 were operated upon, two had peritoneal drainages, and 9 had enterostomies. Five of 11 surgical infants died after operation and three of the nonsurgical infants died of various complications. Although micropremies have potentially high risks of serious complications and death, the outcome can improve with careful surgical observation and judgment.
Enterocolitis ; Enterocolitis, Necrotizing ; Enterostomy ; Hernia, Inguinal ; Humans ; Infant ; Judgment ; Recurrence

performed at the time of discharge. There was only one recurrence of adirect inguinal hernia. Necrotizing enterocolitis developed in 17 patients, 11 were operated upon, two had peritoneal drainages, and 9 had enterostomies. Five of 11 surgical infants died after operation and three of the nonsurgical infants died of various complications. Although micropremies have potentially high risks of serious complications and death, the outcome can improve with careful surgical observation and judgment.
Enterocolitis ; Enterocolitis, Necrotizing ; Enterostomy ; Hernia, Inguinal ; Humans ; Infant ; Judgment ; Recurrence

Enterocolitis associated with Hirschsprung's disease has been a major cause of morbidity and even mortality, and before and after definitieve surgical treatment. It shows typical clinical characteristics, however, its pathogenesis has been poorly understood. Treatment is diverse, and consists of conservative tertment with intravenous hydration, antibiotics and rectal wash out, and surgical tertment with temporatory enterostomy, and other surgical procedures.
Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Enterocolitis* ; Enterostomy ; Hirschsprung Disease* ; Mortality

Stoma has been used in colorectal surgery for various indications. Stoma type and stoma location are associated with stoma complications and quality of life with a stoma. The question regarding how to avoid stoma complication and improve quality of life should be considered when stoma creation is planned. The benefit of stoma should be balanced with complications brought about by stoma creation.
Enterostomy ; adverse effects ; classification ; Humans ; Postoperative Complications ; Quality of Life

Stoma is a commonly used surgical procedure in clinic practice. However, for obese patients with thick abdominal wall, short and thickened mesentery, and for patients with intestinal obstruction and abdominal distension (difficult stoma), establishing a tension- free and well blood-supplied stoma is still a great challenge. Careful preoperative planning, including stoma location marking, careful consideration of all alternatives and attention to technical details, will help to make an optimal stoma under challenging conditions. For enterostomy of obese patients, the pullout intestine must be free of tension and must have sufficient blood supply, the structure of the abdominal wall should be incised vertically, and the intestine should be pulled out vertically as well. For enterostomy of patients with intestinal obstruction, the diameter of the stoma incision should not exceed 3 cm to avoid parastomal hernia, which commonly occurs after bowel retraction.
Humans ; Surgical Stomas ; Incisional Hernia ; Enterostomy ; Intestinal Obstruction ; Obesity

Enterostomy-related complications are common in abdominal surgery. The incidence enterostomy-related complications varies according to the type and location of stoma, surgical procedure, and patient characteristics. Currently, there are no uniform criteria wopldwide for the classification of enterostomy complications. Previous classification of enterostomy-related complications were based on time of occurrence, clinical manifestations, or anatomical changes, etc., lacking uniformity and reproducibility. The concept and diagnostic criteria of complications are not yet clearly defined; and it is difficult to accurately determine the relationship between their severity, intervention, and medical cost. Moreover, surgeons and enterostomal therapists differ significantly in their concerns, cognition, and management principles for stoma-related complications. Therefore,the Chinese Ostomy Collaboration Group (COCG), together with the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Committee of Chinese Nursing Association, the Colon and Rectal Surgeon Committee of Surgeon Branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association, the Committee of Colorectal Cancer of Chinese Anti-Cancer Association, and the Colorectal Surgery Group of Surgery Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, jointly drafted the criteria for the classification and grading of enterostomy complications. We hope this criteria will facilitate prospective data collection, clinical diagnosis, treatment, medical training and education.
Humans ; Reproducibility of Results ; Enterostomy/adverse effects* ; Surgical Stomas ; Rectum ; Colon

Leveling colostomy with a frozen-section biopsy in a Hirschsprung's disease is an important factor for a successful procedure. Two neonatal cases of Hirschsprung's disease in the descending colon are reported. In both cases, loop ileostomy was established because of the unavailability of frozen-section biopsy on an emergency basis. At the time of definitive procedure of the first case, transition zone at the splenic flexure was noted and was compatible with the frozen section biopsy. In the second case, an unexpected longer resection at a higher level than transition zone was required because of the poor vascularity after dissection. In conclusion, a leveling colostomy should be selected as a choice in long-segment Hirschsprung's disease. Confirming preservation of the marginal artery of Drummond is particularly important in case of Hirschsprung's disease in the descending colon.
Arteries ; Biopsy ; Colon, Descending* ; Colon, Transverse ; Colostomy ; Emergencies ; Enterostomy ; Frozen Sections ; Hirschsprung Disease* ; Ileostomy

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the clinical characteristics of patients with ovarian cancer who underwent enterostomy. METHODS: Via medical record review, we obtained clinical information of 51 ovarian cancer patients who underwent enterostomy in our hospital, from 1990 to 2006. We compared the clinical characteristics according to the indication of enterostomy: primary cytoreduction (PC), secondary cytoreduction (SC), and palliative only (PO). In addition, we investigated the correlations among clinical characteristics to find prognosticators. RESULTS: Patients were older (P=0.061), had less upper gastrointestinal symptoms (P=0.000), underwent colostomy rather than ileostomy (P=0.037), and received more postoperative chemotherapy (P=0.000) according to the following order: PC, SC, PO groups. Older patients had more postoperative complications (P=0.035). In the PC group, older patients had less chance of optimal debulking (P=0.020). In the PO group, preoperative gastrointestinal symptoms were associated with the type of enterostomy. CONCLUSIONS: Clinical characteristics of patients were different according to the indication of enterostomy. Careful examination of clinical characteristics and gastrointestinal symptoms might be helpful to predict the postoperative quality of life.
Colostomy ; Enterostomy ; Humans ; Ileostomy ; Medical Records ; Ovarian Neoplasms ; Palliative Care ; Postoperative Complications

Enterostomy ; adverse effects ; methods ; Hernia, Ventral ; etiology ; surgery ; Humans ; Postoperative Complications ; etiology ; surgery

Child ; Child, Preschool ; Enterostomy ; methods ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Postoperative Care ; Time Factors