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01-02-2005

Pelvic Sepsis After Extended Hartmann’s Procedure

Authors: Anders Tøttrup, Ph.D., Lise Frost

Published in: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum | Issue 2/2005

PURPOSE

An extended Hartmann’s procedure is occasionally useful in rectal resections, because anastomotic, perineal, and functional problems are eliminated. This study was designed to examine the occurrence of pelvic sepsis after this procedure and identify possible risk factors.

METHODS

Medical records were available for 163 patients (89 females) undergoing rectal resection with colostomy and closure of the rectal remnant. Information about pelvic sepsis and possible risk factors was obtained by review of the medical records.

RESULTS

Pelvis sepsis developed in 31 of 163 patients (18.6 percent). When the rectum had been transected <2 cm above the pelvic floor, 24 of 73 patients (32.9 percent) developed an abscess in contrast to 7 of 90 (7.8 percent) after higher transsection (P = 0.0001). Other risk factors were male gender and missing foot pulses. Only 61 percent of pelvic abscesses healed after a median of 59 days, leaving 39 percent unhealed after an observation period of 277 (range, 20–1,643) days.

CONCLUSIONS

Surgical alternatives should be considered to an extended Hartmann’s procedure when the level of transsection is <2 cm above the pelvic floor, particularly in males.

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Title: Pelvic Sepsis After Extended Hartmann’s Procedure
Authors: Anders Tøttrup, Ph.D.
Lise Frost
Publication date: 01-02-2005
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum / Issue 2/2005
Print ISSN: 0012-3706
Electronic ISSN: 1530-0358
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-004-0767-9

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Pelvic Sepsis After Extended Hartmann’s Procedure

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