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Hidden colostomy
1Department of Surgery, Sir Mortimer B. Davis, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec.
Abstract:
For the patient with an unresectable carcinoma of the rectum, establishment of a "hidden" colostomy rather than formal colostomy, provides a better interim quality of life. When necessary, the "hidden" colostomy can readily be converted to a formal colostomy without the need for a laparotomy or general anesthetic. We conclude that surgeons should remember this technique when the appropriate situation occurs.