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ArticleBJS open2023

Use of ileostomy versus colostomy as a bridge to surgery in left-sided obstructive colon cancer: retrospective cohort study.

Bo P Smalbroek, Teus J Weijs, Lea M Dijksman, Floris B Poelmann, Lucas Goense, Robert R Dijkstra, Niels A T Wijffels, Djamila Boerma, Anke B Smits, Dutch Snapshot Research Group

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Article in BJS open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bo P SmalbroekDepartment of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8502-4890
Teus J WeijsDepartment of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Lea M DijksmanValued Based Healthcare, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Floris B PoelmannDepartment of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Lucas GoenseDepartment of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Robert R DijkstraDepartment of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Niels A T WijffelsDepartment of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Djamila BoermaDepartment of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Anke B SmitsDepartment of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Dutch Snapshot Research Group
St. Antonius Ziekenhuis · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundColorectal cancer causes the majority of large bowel obstructions and surgical resection remains the gold standard for curative treatment. There is evidence that a deviating stoma as a bridge to surgery can reduce postoperative mortality rate; however, the optimal stoma type is unclear. The aim of this study was to compare outcomes between ileostomy and colostomy as a bridge to surgery in left-sided obstructive colon cancer.

methodsThis was a national, retrospective population-based cohort study with 75 contributing hospitals. Patients with radiological left-sided obstructive colon cancer between 2009 and 2016, where a deviating stoma was used as a bridge to surgery, were included. Exclusion criteria were palliative treatment intent, perforation at presentation, emergency resection, and multivisceral resection.

resultsA total of 321 patients underwent a deviating stoma; 41 (12.7 per cent) ileostomies and 280 (87.2 per cent) colostomies. The ileostomy group had longer length of stay (median 13 (interquartile range (i.q.r.) 10-16) versus 9 (i.q.r. 6-14) days, P = 0.003) and more nutritional support during the bridging interval. Both groups showed similar complication rates in the bridging interval and after primary resection, including anastomotic leakage. Stoma reversal during resection was more common in the colostomy group (9 (22.0 per cent) versus 129 (46.1 per cent) for ileostomy and colostomy respectively, P = 0.006).

conclusionThis study demonstrated that patients having a colostomy as a bridge to surgery in left-sided obstructive colon cancer had a shorter length of stay and lower need for nutritional support. No difference in postoperative complications were found.

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Colonic NeoplasmsColostomyIleostomyAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective Studies

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PMID37194457
PMCPMC10189278
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