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Published on: July 12, 2018
Purse-string closure of a mucous fistula in loop colostomy
Usha R Dalal1, Ashwani K Dalal, R B Singh
1Department of Surgery, 9J/15, Medical Campus, PGIMS, Rohtak-124001, Haryana, India.
Abstract:
The technique of purse-string closure of a mucous fistula to prevent faecal contamination during loop colostomy is described in six patients who underwent the procedure. Complete faecal diversion was achieved in all six patients without complications.
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