Open AccessLaparoscopic versus open sigmoid loop colostomy: A comparative study from a cohort of 62 patients requiring temporary faecal diversion at a tertiary care center in North India
Author(s) -
Navjot Singh,
Parvez David Haque,
Shekhar Upadhyay,
Navneet Kumar Chaudhry
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nigerian journal of surgery/nigerian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7100
pISSN - 1117-6806
DOI - 10.4103/njs.njs_13_19
Subject(s) - medicine , colostomy , surgery , exact test , stoma (medicine) , laparoscopy , statistical significance , defecation , general surgery
Over decades, colostomies have been done through open method, but laparoscopic creation of an intestinal stoma is safe, feasible and has distinct advantages over conventional techniques in specific procedures. The aim of this study compares operative and short-term outcomes of laparoscopic and open sigmoid loop colostomy formation for temporary fecal diversion.