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Role of damage control enterostomy in management of children with peritonitis from acute intestinal disease

Author(s) -

Emmanuel A. Ameh,

MichaelA Ayeni,

Stephen Kache,

P Mshelbwala

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

african journal of paediatric surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163

H-Index - 17

eISSN - 0189-6725

pISSN - 0974-5998

DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.125429

Subject(s) - medicine , enterostomy , peritonitis , intensive care medicine , disease , gastroenterology , surgery

Intestinal anastomosis in severely ill children with peritonitis from intestinal perforation, intestinal gangrene or anastomotic dehiscence (acute intestinal disease) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Enterostomy as a damage control measure may be an option to minimize the high morbidity and mortality. This report evaluates the role of damage control enterostomy in the treatment of these patients.

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