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HOW LARGE SHOULD A SKIN TREPHINE BE FOR AN END STOMA?
Author(s) -
Nguyen M. H.,
Pittas F.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01663.x
Subject(s) - trephine , medicine , stoma (medicine) , excise , surgery , general surgery , macroeconomics , economics
Background : Although much has been written about techniques for making a good stoma, little has been described regarding how to excise a trephine that will perfectly fit a given end stoma. Methods A reproducible technique for making a stomal trephine to a precise fit for each stoma is described. Results : More than 20 stomas have been made with good results. Conclusion : The skin trephine should have a diameter approximately two‐thirds of the width of the crushed bowel end.