Evaluation of risk factors for complications after colostomy closure.

CONCLUSION: Closure of colostomy has a significant morbidity and mortality, and the physician should be more careful in postoperative follow-up in patients who had comorbidities, especially diabetes mellitus.
KEY WORDS: Anastomotic leak, Colostomy, Postoperative complication.
PMID: 31144673 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Annali Italiani di Chirurgia - June 1, 2019 Category: Surgery Tags: Ann Ital Chir Source Type: research