Temporary transcaecal ileal diversion in prevention of anastomotic leak in planned colonic surgery (an alternative to proximal colostomy)
- 1 March 1975
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 62 (3) , 243-245
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800620319
Abstract
An alternative to proximal colostomy in planned colonic resection is reported in 30 patients. The physiopathological background for this procedure of temporary transcaecal ileal diversion is explained together with details of the operation and the results obtained.Keywords
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