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ILEOSTOMY DYSFUNCTION WITH ADJUVANT CHEMORADIATION FOR RECTAL CARCINOMA REQUIRING IN‐HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT: A CAUSE FOR CONCERN
Author(s) -
Chen F. C. S.,
Mackay J. R.,
Woods R. J.
Publication year - 1996
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 - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1996.tb00838.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ileostomy , carcinoma , rectal carcinoma , colorectal cancer , adjuvant , adjuvant therapy , surgery , general surgery , chemotherapy , cancer
The morbidity and mortality of 20 patients undergoing adjuvant chemoradiation for rectal carcinoma was documented. Of nine patients with defunctioning loop ileostomies, two suffered from dehydration and electrolyte disturbance during the treatment phase and required admission to hospital. These two cases suggest that dehydration and electrolyte disturbance from high stomal output could be a serious problem following chemoradiation therapy in patients with an ileostomy.