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Stoma closure in infants and children

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Fifty-two infants and children admitted consecutively for elective stoma closure were prospectively studied. The routine management consisted of pre-operative bowel preparation, singledose per-operative antibiotics, and intraperitoneal end-to-end anastomosis. A single layer of interrupted extramucosal sutures was used. No drains were inserted and all wounds were left exposed. There were no clinical signs of anastomotic leak or dysfunction. Two superficial wound infections occured, giving an overall complication rate of 4%.

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  1. The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, WC1, London, Great Britain

    E. M. Kiely & A. L. Sparnon

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Kiely, E.M., Sparnon, A.L. Stoma closure in infants and children. Pediatr Surg Int 2, 95–97 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00174181

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