Role of Protective Defunctioning Stoma in Colorectal Resection for Endometriosis

Belghiti J, J. Belghiti, Jérémie Belghiti, Marcos Ballester, Ballester M, Sonia Zilberman, Zilberman S, Anne Thomin, Thomin A, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Zacharopoulou C, Bazot M, Marc Bazot, Isabelle Thomassin-Naggara, Thomassin-Naggara I, Isabelle Thomassin‐Naggara, Emile Daraï, Daraï E, Émile Daraï
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology · 2014 · vol. 21(3) , pp. 472–479 · doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2013.12.094 · PMID:24378832 · W2157958713
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This paper investigated the role of a protective defunctioning stoma in patients undergoing colorectal resection for endometriosis.

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Study objectiveTo evaluate the role of protective defunctioning stoma (PDS) on the occurrence of digestive tract complications after colorectal resection to treat endometriosis.DesignProspective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).SettingUniversity hospital.PatientsAll patients undergoing segmental colorectal resection to treat colorectal endometriosis with and without PDS between 2003 and 2011 at Tenon University Hospital, Paris, France.Measurements and main resultsPatients were assessed at 1, 6, and 12 months postoperatively and each year thereafter. Median follow-up was 60 months. Of 198 patients included for analysis, 53 (27%) had PDS. Overall, 15 (7.5%) digestive tract complications occurred: 9 (4.5%) rectovaginal fistulas and 6 (3%) anastomotic leakages. All rectovaginal fistulas occurred in patients with a low colorectal anastomosis (p < .001) and 88% (8 of 9) in patients with a partial colpectomy (p < .001). PDS was associated with a decrease in the number of rectovaginal fistulas in women undergoing partial colpectomy and low colorectal resection from 27% to 15%, without reaching significance (p = .4). No anastomotic leakage occurred in patients with PDS.ConclusionOur results support that PDS can be omitted in patients with mid-colorectal anastomosis without partial colpectomy. In patients requiring partial colpectomy or partial colpectomy plus low colorectal anastomosis, PDS remains questionable.

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endometriosis

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Anastomotic Leak Endometriosis Postoperative Complications Rectovaginal Fistula Rectum Surgical Stomas Adult Anastomosis, Surgical Anastomosis, Surgical Anastomotic Leak Cohort Studies Endometriosis Female France France Humans Middle Aged Postoperative Complications Postoperative Complications Prospective Studies

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