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The formation of a stoma is an essential part of many colorectal operations. Despite the frequency with which these surgeries are performed and the number of specialists involved in stoma care, complications are still common. This article investigates the most common complications, explains the reasons for their occurrence and suggests potential management options. Common stoma complications were identified by the colorectal/ stoma clinical nurse specialist (CSCNS) and a literature search was performed using a variety of online databases, including Medline and CINAHL using the keywords stoma, complications, prolapse, ischaemia, retraction, hernia and stenosis. Articles used were selected on the basis of relevance to the topic. The commonest complications of stomas included skin irritation, prolapse, retraction, ischaemia, hernia and stenosis.
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PMID:Complications of stomas: their aetiology and management. 2365 57

The creation of a stoma, although considered a simple surgical procedure, is burdened by various complications, one of the most common being prolapse. Usually prolapse increases gradually, involving generally limited functional disorders and it can be well managed with non-operative measures. Occasionally it requires major surgery, for severe skin excoriation, bleeding or incarceration of the bowel. However, for critical clinical conditions of patients, often is not possible to use classical techniques, as bowel-pexy fixation or resection of the prolapse. Maeda has described a simple method for the correction of prolapse of the transverse colon using a stapler device that can be applied in this type of patients. In this report, we describe the first application of this technique to treat the prolapse of the ileocecal loop in an 81-year old woman, suffering from Parkinson's disease. A definitive ciecum stoma was performed the previous year for an Olgivie syndrome. At 6 months, follow-up showed no recurrence of prolapse with a functional stoma and without any skin irritation. In conclusion, this approach is recommended especially for high-risk patients who cannot be submitted to a much more invasive treatment. In fact, the main advantages consist of a minimally invasive technique, with minimal blood loss and with a rapid recovery of a normal quality of life.
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PMID:Local repair of a trans-stomal ileocecal prolapse by stapler device. 2404 83

The construction of an intestinal stoma is fraught with complications and should not be considered a trivial undertaking. Serious complications requiring immediate reoperations can occur, as can minor problems that will subject the patient to daily and nightly distress. Intestinal stomas undoubtedly will dramatically change lifestyles; patients will experience physiologic and psychologic detriment with stoma-related problems, however minor they may seem. Common complications include poor stoma siting, high output, skin irritation, ischemia, retraction, parastomal hernia (PH), and prolapse. Surgeons should be cognizant of these complications before, during, and after stoma creation, and adequate measures should be taken to avoid them. In this review, the authors highlight these often seen problems and discuss management and prevention strategies.
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PMID:Avoidance and management of stomal complications. 2443 59

The creation of an abdominal stoma is a common procedure performed as part of the treatment for many conditions. Common complications include poor stoma siting, high output, skin irritation, ischaemia, retraction, parastomal hernia and prolapse. An extremely rare stoma complication is parastomal evisceration. We present a case of a 48-year-old woman who presented to us with parastomal evisceration as a late complication of a transverse colostomy. It is the second case reported as a complication of this procedure but the first that occurred after such a long postoperative period (almost 18 months).
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PMID:Parastomal evisceration as an extremely rare complication of a common procedure. 2627 58