Open AccessLaparoscopic cecostomy tube placement in an Indiana pouch
Author(s) -
Scott E. Delacroix,
Richard Vanlangendonck,
J. Christian Winters
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian urological association journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.477
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1920-1214
pISSN - 1911-6470
DOI - 10.5489/cuaj.783
Subject(s) - pouch , tube (container) , medicine , surgery , engineering , mechanical engineering
A cecostomy tube is normally placed in an Indiana pouch fordrainage and irrigation in the postoperative period. A clinicaldilemma occurs when the cecostomy tube fails or is dislodged inthe early postoperative period. We present the laparoscopic replacementof a cecostomy tube in the immediate postoperative period.