Surgical complications in patients with stoma

Abstract

Construction of a stoma is a surgical procedure which is performed in some bowel resections. Although there is a high frequency of these procedures, there is an appreciable complication rate (20-70% of all cases). The most common complications are skin excoriation and irritation, prolapse, retraction, ischemia, parastomal hernia and stenosis. For a 13-year period (May 2001 - May 2013), 478 surgical interventions performed in the Second Department of Surgery were completed with temporarily or permanently colostomy or ileostomy. A total of 86 corrections of a stoma with different complications were performed, but only in 21 of the patients (4,3%) the previous operation was in our Department. The cases were analyzed by age, gender, BMI, form and cause for the first operation, stoma complications and morbidity rate. In the present communication, we share our experience with the treatment of stoma complications.