Abstract
Despite medical and surgical advances leading to increased ability to restore or preserve gastrointestinal continuity, creation of stomas remains a common surgical procedure. Every ostomy results in a risk for subsequent parastomal herniation, which in turn may reduce quality of life and increase health care expenditures. Recent evidence-supported practices such as utilization of prophylactic reinforcement, attention to stoma placement, and laparoscopic-based stoma repairs with mesh provide opportunities to both prevent and successfully treat parastomal hernias.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 277-283 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2016 |
Keywords
- colostomy
- hernia
- ileostomy
- mesh
- parastomal