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A stoma is a surgically created opening in the abdomen to collect human waste.
 
 
 
 
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06/01/1985 12:00 AM
Variceal Bleeding From an Ileostomy Stoma
Variceal Bleeding From an Ileostomy Stoma .
04/01/1982 12:00 AM
Small Tracheal Stoma: An Unusual Cause of Aspiration
Small Tracheal Stoma :
11/01/1999 12:00 AM
Gasless Laparoscopic-Assisted Intestinal Stoma Creation Through A Single Incision
GASLESS LAPAROSCOPIC-ASSISTED INTESTINAL STOMA CREATION THROUGH A SINGLE INCISION.
10/01/1994 12:00 AM
Use of the Appendix for a Catheterization Stoma in Partial Quadriplegics
colon; Continent reconstruction of the lower urinary tract using the appendicovesicostomy (Mitrofanoff principle) is an excellent means of managing many patients with altered bladder function, especially those with good bladder volume and low pressure. Motivated patients unable to perform urethral catheterization because of paresis or other reasons now have a method of urinary diversion free of an appliance, though additional procedures may be necessary if bladder volume is low and/or bladder pressure is high. We no longer routinely perform appendectomy during bladder substitution or bladder augmentation procedures. By removing the appendix, we may be discarding an appendage that might prove useful should future urinary reconstruction procedures be required. (C) 1994 Southern Medical Association
10/01/1997 12:00 AM
Colon & Rectal Surgery: THE CURRENT ROLE OF LAPAROSCOPY FOR FECAL DIVERSION AND STOMA REVERSAL
THE CURRENT ROLE OF LAPAROSCOPY FOR FECAL DIVERSION AND STOMA REVERSAL.
07/01/2009 12:00 AM
Early Diagnosis of Parastomal Hernia
No abstract available
05/01/1986 12:00 AM
Biliary Atresia: An Evolving Perspective
colon; From 1967 to 1984, 50 of our patients with extrahepatic biliary, atresia had surgical exploration. Of 40 biliary drainage procedures, bile drained in 21 (52%). Thirty-four patients had portoenterostpmy, three had portocholecystostomy, and the most recent six patients had a valved hepatoduodenal conduit. Successful biliary drainage was related to the presence of microscopic ducts at the porta hepatis in 20 of 21 infants. Twenty patients are alive, 12 from two to six years postpperatively (one with a liver transplant). Seven have normal serum bilirubin values. Height and weight exceed the 50th percentile in 5/15 patients studied. Multiple episodes of cholangitis have occurred in 11 patients with portoenterostomy and two with hepatoduodenal conduits. In 12 patients, hemorrhage from the stoma necessitated closure of the stoma before 1 year of age. Five of the six patients with hepatoduodenal conduit are alive two years postoperatively. (C) 1986 Southern Medical Association
01/01/2008 12:00 AM
Seeding of the Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tract from Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer Presenting as an Acutely Bleeding Malignant Gastric Ulcer: A Novel Clinicoendoscopic Presentation
Background: While the clinical presentation of cutaneous stomal metastases after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placed for pharyngoesophageal malignancy is well described, the clinicoendoscopic findings with gastric stomal metastases is insufficiently characterized. A novel clinicoendoscopic presentation is reported of significant gastrointestinal bleeding caused by an ulcerated gastric stomal metastasis. Methods: A male patient was admitted for melena with a growing abdominal wall mass at a former PEG stoma. A PEG had been inserted 8 months earlier for esophageal obstruction from squamous cell cancer. Abdominal computed tomography revealed an 8 x 7 x 6 cm mass extending from the skin to the gastric wall. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed an ulcerated gastric mass. Pathologic examination revealed squamous cell carcinoma in both the gastric ulcer margin and the cutaneous mass. The patient was transfused 2 units of packed erythrocytes. Results: Review of all 44 identified stomal metastases after PEG revealed only 15 cases of pathologically proven gastric involvement, including only five illustrated endoscopic reports. Previously reported clinical manifestations of malignant gastric stomal involvement include an asymptomatic gastric mass, an asymptomatic gastric ulcer, a gastric ulcerated mass with chronic anemia, or gastric perforation from gastric involvement. Conclusions: The current novel report of significant upper gastrointestinal bleeding from a malignant gastric ulcer at the PEG insertion site, that required blood transfusions, extends the clinicoendoscopic spectrum of peristomal metastases after PEG. Peristomal ulcers occurring in this circumstance should be biopsied at an initial or follow-up EGD, despite the recent gastrointestinal bleeding, to exclude malignancy. (C) 2008 Southern Medical Association
08/01/1962 12:00 AM
Vesicocutaneous Conduit
The urinary incontinence which may be a complication of neurologic disease offers a problem difficult of management. It is for this reason that operations for diverting bladder contents through an abdominal stoma have been developed in recent years. (C) 1962 Southern Medical Association
10/01/1959 12:00 AM
The Construction and Care of Ileostomy and Colostomy
So much depends upon the care of the ileostomy or colostomy insofar as its acceptance by the patient is concerned. At best it is a serious psychologic hurdle. Therefore every attempt must be made to have a properly functioning stoma and one that can be cared for with a minimum of trouble. (C) 1959 Southern Medical Association
09/01/1985 12:00 AM
Gastroplasty in Morbid Obesity: Observations in 300 Patients
colon; Morbid obesity is associated with a number of life-threatening complications. Medical treatment of morbid obesity is rarely successful. Gastric reduction has replaced intestinal bypass as the surgical treatment of choice. Indications for operation are fairly standardized, and complications and results are similar in most large series. In our series of 300 gastroplasties done during the past four years, weight loss compares favorably with that in other reported series. Our hospital complication rate has been low because of short operating time and early ambulation. Postoperative vomiting has been reduced by enlarging the stoma. Revision rate was between 1% and 2% per year. The surgical treatment of morbid obesity requires a great deal of personal contact between surgeon and patient in the preoperative and postoperative periods. Because these patients tend not to comply with the dietary restrictions of the operation, close follow-up care is required. (C) 1985 Southern Medical Association
12/01/1999 12:00 AM
Localized Bullous Pemphigoid in a Patient With B-Cell Lymphoma
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an immunobullous disease characterized by circulating IgG antibodies directed towards cutaneous basement zone antigens. We report the case of a patient who had BP localized to a stoma site. At initial examination, a nodule was noted on the temple, which proved to be a large cell lymphoma, B-cell phenotype. On Western immunoblot, the patient's serum showed circulating IgG antibodies reactive with the 230 kDa BP antigen and the 97 kDa linear IgA bullous dermatosis antigen. The co-incident onset of the two diseases suggest that this may represent a case of paraneoplastic BP. (C) 1999 Southern Medical Association
03/01/1994 12:00 AM
Loop IleoStomy: A Reliable Method of Diversion
colon; Between September 1983 and March 1989, 36 loop ileostomies were performed on 34 patients (16 male and 18 female, mean age 36 years, range 11 to 68). Thirty-two patients had ileoanal pouch procedures (30 for ulcerative colitis and two for familial polyposis). One patient had a low anterior resection and another had a coloanal procedure. By the time of this review, 31 of the loop ileostomies were closed. The average time before closure was 5 months and the average length of follow-up was 37 months. All stomas were brought out through the rectus muscle in the right side of the abdomen, without ileal rotation, mesenteric fixation, or parastomal fascial sutures. A support rod was left in place for 3 to 4 weeks postoperatively. There were no major difficulties with skin irritation or appliance management and no instance of parastomal abscess and stoma retraction. Although no complications related to the ostomy or its closure were encountered in these patients, small bowel obstruction before closure (8 patients) or after takedown (5 patients) of the loop ileostomy required operative correction in one patient in each group. (C) 1994 Southern Medical Association
10/01/1983 12:00 AM
Gastric Bypass: Roux-en-Y Gastrojejunostomy From the Lesser Curvature
We describe a new technique for the surgical treatment of exogenous morbid obesity. The stomach is partitioned from the angle of His toward the lesser curvature, and a Roux-en-Y proximal jejunal limb drains the proximal gastric pouch, which is 25 to 35 ml in capacity. By use of the enteroanastomosis (EEA) or the intraluminal (ILS) stapling instrument for the gastrojejunostomy from the lesser curvature of the stomach, the functional reliability, vascular integrity, and ease of construction of the stoma have been improved. We performed the gastric bypass operation on 300 consecutive patients, 268 women and 32 men, over a two-year period beginning in June 1979. The patients' average admission weight was 126 kg. Diseases associated with obesity were observed in 57% of the patients, and concomitant operations were performed in 29%. The average weight loss at 6, 12, 18, and 24 months was 37.0, 48.5, 51.5, and 52.0 kg, respectively. Early and late complications occurred in 37 patients (12%), requiring 40 reoperations. Two deaths (0.6%) occurred within the 30 months' of observation. (C) 1983 Southern Medical Association
05/01/1997 12:00 AM
Outpatient Bowel Preparation For Elective Colon Resection
colon; To determine the safety and cost-effectiveness of outpatient preoperative bowel preparation with polyethylene glycol-electrolyte lavage solution, we retrospectively analyzed 726 cases of colectomy done by colon and rectal surgeons between July 1987 and July 1991. Included were 319 patients who had elective segmental or total abdominal colectomy with primary anastomosis. Patients who required protective proximal stoma were excluded. Patients requiring emergency surgery, colostomy closure, and restorative proctocolectomy were excluded. Patients were separated into two groups equally matched by age, sex, procedure done, and comorbidity: 145 had bowel preparation as outpatients and 174 as inpatients. Both groups had similar numbers of days hospitalized, days receiving nothing by mouth, and days requiring nasogastric intubation or gastrostomy tube, as well as similar postoperative complications. There was one wound infection, one anastomotic leak, and one death in each group. Cost of outpatient preparation was approximately $40. Cost of inpatient preparation, including a semiprivate room, was approximately $400. Outpatient preparation with polyethylene glycol-electrolyte lavage solution and oral antibiotics before elective colon resection can be done with equivalent safety and at a substantial cost savings. (C) 1997 Southern Medical Association
10/01/2004 12:00 AM
Crohn's Disease Presenting as a Life-Threatening Retropharyngeal Abscess.: MED-9
of the tracheal stoma .
04/01/2009 12:00 AM
Ileocecal Intussusception Due to Isolated Metastasis from Primary Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Isolated metastases to the small intestine are rare, but are known to originate from malignant melanoma, or breast or lung cancer. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of metastases from primary esophageal adenocarcinoma presenting as subacute small bowel obstruction due to ileocecal intussusception. Physicians should consider palliative resection and anastomosis or a bypass procedure in patients with intestinal obstruction. (C) 2009 Southern Medical Association
02/01/2009 12:00 AM
Synchronous Occurrence of Colorectal Adenocarcinoma and Colonic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
No abstract available
01/01/2003 12:00 AM
Current Controversies in Pouch Surgery
Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch anal anastomosis has become the most commonly used procedure for elective treatment of patients with mucosal ulcerative colitis and familial adenomatous polyposis. Since its original description, the procedure has been modified in an attempt to obtain optimal functional results with low morbidity and mortality, and yet provide a cure for the disease. These modifications of the technique are discussed in this review, limited to the current points of controversy. We reviewed the current literature describing restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch anal anastomosis. The current "hot topics" for debate are transanal mucosectomy with hand-sewn anastomosis versus the double-stapled technique, the use of diverting ileostomy, indeterminate colitis, the role of laparoscopy, and indications for pouch surgery in the elderly. Longer follow-up of patients and increased knowledge and experience with pouch surgery, coupled with active prospective evaluation of the procedure are required to settle these issues. Patients must be fully informed to understand inherent risks of each choice. (C) 2003 Southern Medical Association
08/01/2009 12:00 AM
A Short Perspective on the Surgical Restoration of Alaryngeal Speech
Despite advances in conservative laryngeal surgery and radiotherapy, total laryngectomy still remains the procedure of choice for advanced-stage laryngeal carcinoma around the world. The loss of natural voice is very often traumatic for the total laryngectomy patient, presenting lifelong challenges for communication in a world that relies heavily on verbal communication. Functional rehabilitation of these patients has long been one of the major challenges facing clinicians, but it is only in the last three decades that the emphasis on restoration of function and quality of life has become almost as important as cure and survival. Although voice restoration for alaryngeal speakers can be attained with any of 3 speech options - esophageal speech, electrolarynx and surgical voice restoration (SVR) using a valve the SVR technique has today become the preferred method and 'gold standard.' Successful tracheo-esophageal voice restoration in laryngectomy patients can be very rewarding, and patients are no longer condemned to silence while they await the results of their cancer treatments. They can face the challenges of life with the knowledge that a near-normal quality of life is very much possible. (C) 2009 Southern Medical Association
04/01/2010 12:00 AM
Subcutaneous Emphysema, Muscular Necrosis, and Necrotizing Fasciitis: An Unusual Presentation of Perforated Sigmoid Diverticulitis
With advancing age and the affluent, low-fiber Western diet, the incidence of diverticular disease is increasing. Fortunately, most cases can be managed conservatively without resorting to surgical intervention. Life-threatening complications such as perforation, especially when it is associated with gross fecal contamination, requires urgent aggressive surgical intervention. A 75-year-old man with absolute constipation and pain in the left iliac fossa underwent urgent laparotomy following fluid and antibiotic resuscitation. A posterior perforated sigmoid diverticulitis associated with myofascial necrosis and generalized pelvic emphysema was identified. In cases where perforation occurs posteriorly and the only external manifestation is surgical emphysema, the outcome is generally favorable. (C) 2010 Southern Medical Association
01/01/2008 12:00 AM
Fig. 1
Fig. 1 Erythematous, friable, and protuberant 8 × 7 cm mass located at the former site of the PEG stoma in the left upper quadrant about halfway between the umbilicus (lower left) and the left costal margin.
07/01/2009 12:00 AM
Fig. Enhanced abdomi...
Fig. Enhanced abdominal CT shows herniation of small bowel into subcutaneous space (arrow) around the stoma (star) and surrounding inflammation (arrowhead).
08/01/2009 12:00 AM
Fig. Figure showing ...
Fig. Figure showing the voice prosthesis in place between the posterior wall of the trachea and anterior wall of the neopharynx. The patient phonates by taking in a deep breath and occluding the stoma with his finger. With no obvious exit route, the expired air then travels through the one-way valve into the neopharynx and vibrates its walls. The resultant sound is then articulated as before to produce speech.
01/01/2008 12:00 AM
Table. Pathologicall...
Table. Pathologically proven stomal metastases of the stomach after PEG performed for pharyngoesophageal cancer
01/01/2008 12:00 AM
Fig. 2
Fig. 2 Computed tomography of the abdomen at the level of the midgastric body reveals an 8 × 7 × 6 cm heterogeneous solid mass that contains a central track from the previously removed PEG tube; this track extends from the skin protuberance through the abdominal wall (left rectus abdominus muscle) to the gastric wall.
01/01/2008 12:00 AM
Fig. 3
Fig. 3 Tangential close-up video photograph taken during EGD, performed 2 days after an episode of melena, reveals an acute 1.5 × 1.5 cm wide, round, gastric ulcer with a whitish-yellow fibrinopurulent base at the center of a 4 cm round gastric mass in the midgastric body. Endoscopic evidence of contiguity between the ulcerated gastric mass and the cutaneous (abdominal wall) mass include discrete one-for-one movement of the ulcerated gastric mass with external compression of the cutaneous mass, and transillumination of the cutaneous mass with endoscopic illumination of the ulcerated gastric mass.
01/01/2008 12:00 AM
Fig. 4
Fig. 4 A, Low-power photomicrograph of a percutaneous biopsy of the abdominal wall mass reveals foci of intensely basophilic, poorly differentiated squamous cell cancer invading and disrupting the architecture of the normal eosinophilic squamous cell mucosa throughout the specimen (hematoxylin and eosin, original magnification × 10); B, Medium-power photomicrograph of a large forceps endoscopic biopsy of the gastric ulcer margin reveals poorly differentiated squamous cell cancer on the surface of gastric mucosa (on the right) invading normal gastric columnar cells below (on the left). Malignant epithelium is indicated by nuclear hyperchromia, pleomorphism, and enlargement; by disruption of the normal stratified squamous epithelial architecture; and by invasion of adjacent columnar epithelium (hematoxylin and eosin, original magnification × 40).


 

 
   
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