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Insertion of the Coloshield through a colotomy after completion of a colonic anastomosis
B Ravo1, D Reggio, F M Frattaroli
1Rome-American Hospital, University of Rome, Italy.
International Journal of Colorectal Disease
|February 1, 1991
Abstract:
A modified technique of an intracolonic bypass procedure after an anastomosis has already been completed is described. Its use would be in place of those situations where the surgeon is contemplating protecting the completed anastomosis with a temporary colostomy/ileostomy.