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Published in: Surgery Today 11/2012

01-11-2012 | How to Do It

Using an indwelled test tube as a good “navigator” during enterostomy closure

Authors: Ryuichiro Hirose, Manabu Tojigamori, Satoshi Obata, Kyosuke Tatsuta, Naonori Kawakubo, Toru Arima

Published in: Surgery Today | Issue 11/2012

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Abstract

Surgeons often have difficulty in identifying a suitable incision line to enter the peritoneal cavity for stoma mobilization during enterostomy closure. A mini-size test tube that is preoperatively placed into the stoma can act as an efficient guide in finding a free area to enter the peritoneal cavity, by supplying efficient counter traction and a palpable marker of the intestinal wall.
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Metadata
Title
Using an indwelled test tube as a good “navigator” during enterostomy closure
Authors
Ryuichiro Hirose
Manabu Tojigamori
Satoshi Obata
Kyosuke Tatsuta
Naonori Kawakubo
Toru Arima
Publication date
01-11-2012
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
Surgery Today / Issue 11/2012
Print ISSN: 0941-1291
Electronic ISSN: 1436-2813
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-012-0213-x

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