After 1 year of follow-up, an average of 1.2 complications per patients occurred in the early closure group compared with 2.9 complications per patient in the delayed closure group (P < .001).

Patients undergoing ileostomy frequently had repeat hospitalizations: 52%, compared to 36% in the colostomy group and 35% in the urostomy group. Ostomy complications were the reason for ...

Patients with familial adenomatous polyposis with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis developed ileal adenomas more often than patients with end ileostomy after proctocolectomy, according to research ...

Since 2008, over an 18-month period, the patient has undergone 13 sessions of cyanoacrylate injection into the ileostomy mucosa. No serious complications have occurred, and the patient has ...

Patients undergoing abdominal surgery for ostomy placement have high rates of hospital readmissions and emergency department visits – often involving ostomy-related complications, reports a ...

An ileostomy loop done as part of surgical treatment of ulcerative colitis has the potential to lead to an increased risk of pouch inflammation if it’s delayed. However, this topic hasn’t been ...

Ileostomy closure carries a considerable risk for morbidity, say the authors of the largest study of the procedure to date. They found that patients experienced a significant rate of complications ...

Incidence of pouch-related complications increased, but malignancy rates remained low This retrospective study evaluated data of adult patients previously diagnosed with UC who underwent an IPAA ...

Colostomy and ileostomy are surgeries that reroute part of the digestive tract to the abdominal wall. They can be temporary or permanent and done for different reasons.