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The effect of preoperative stoma site marking on quality of life in patients undergoing ostomy surgery [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to determine if preoperative stoma site marking by a Wound, Ostomy, Continence (WOC) nurse affects patient quality of life. This study used a descriptive design with a convenience sample of 25 ostomy patients.
Cantara, Susan L
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The Quality Of Life Of Toddler Post Colostomy In Bandung [PDF]
Congenital abnormalities in children are still quite high in Indonesia such as hirschsprung disease and anorectal malformations which require the fabrication of colostomy as bowel decompression and faecal expenditure alternatives.
Adistie, F. (Fanny) +2 more
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Long‐term results of the Musset surgical technique in the treatment of recto‐vaginal fistulas
Abstract Objective Recto‐vaginal fistulas (RVF) are a rare pathology, mostly affecting developing countries. They are mainly obstetrical (88% of cases) and have an incidence of 0.5%. Musset's surgical technique in the management of RVF has been the subject of few studies and there is little data in the literature concerning the evaluation of its long ...
Joy Bloomfield +5 more
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Treatment of rectal war wounds [PDF]
Treatment strategies for penetrating rectal injuries (PRI) in civilian settings are still not uniformly agreed, in part since high-energy transfer PRI, such as is frequently seen in military settings, are not taken into account.
Halm, J.A. (Jens) +3 more
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Key Clinical Message Temporal percutaneous transhepatic duodenum drainage (PTDD) seems to be effective in the treatment of postoperative afferent loop syndrome (ALS) following transverse loop colostomy for obstructive colorectal cancer.
Tung‐Yuan Chen +8 more
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Liver Transplantation for Polycystic Liver Disease [PDF]
Four female patients with severe complications of polycystic liver disease were treated with liver replacement; two patients were also given kidneys from their liver donors. All four of the patients were suffering from extreme fatigue.
Gordon, R +5 more
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A Case of Bladder Perforation With Rectal Impalement Injury
ABSTRACT Introduction Combined rectal impalement (RI) and bladder perforation (BP) is an extremely rare injury pattern, with limited case reports and no established consensus on their diagnosis and management. Case Presentation A 50‐year‐old man sustained a perianal impalement injury caused by a metal rod at a construction site.
Tatsuma Juichi, Atsushi Fujikawa
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Purpose The aim of the study is to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of the trans-colostomy placement of a button gastrostomy tube for patients with malignant bowel obstruction due to peritoneal carcinomatosis.
Mizuki Ozawa +7 more
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Outcomes of Civilian Penetrating Rectal Injuries Associated With Genitourinary and Bony Injuries. [PDF]
Extraperitoneal rectal injuries with associated bladder and/or bone injuries can be safely managed with fecal diversion, extraperitoneal bladder repair through cystostomy, and irrigation of bone and joint injuries, with minimal morbidity. ABSTRACT Background Combined rectal, bladder, and bone injuries are rare but associated with significant morbidity.
Govender T +5 more
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Abstract In this review of 179 patients in whom colostomy closure was performed the mortality from the operation was 2·2 per cent and the morbidity from faecal fistula was 23 per cent. This operation, there fore, should not be regarded as a minor procedure.
F. D. H. Birkett +2 more
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