A clinical and experimental study of colostomy blood flow and healing after closure |
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Authors: | P J Billings M E Foster D J Leaper |
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Institution: | (1) University Department of Surgery, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK |
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Abstract: | Colostomy blood flow and healing have been studied in both man and rat. Laser Doppler velocimetry (LDV) was used to measure flow and showed a significant difference between colostomy blood flow measured at 1 week and at more than 8 weeks after fashioning (p < 0.002). Hartmann colostomies were constructed in rats and closed at 3 or 6 weeks later. There was a correlation between distal colonic (stump) blood flow and anastomotic bursting pressures 3 days after closure in the 3-week group (r=0.080;p < 0.01). Colostomies closed at 6 weeks were significantly stronger than those closed at 3 weeks (p < 0.02). Collagen concentration in proximal (stoma) colon was higher in the 6-week group compared with the 3-week group prior to anastomosis. There was also a fall in the proximal collagen after anastomosis in both 3-(p < 0.01) and 6-week groups (p < 0.01). Poor blood flow measured by LDV and colonic collagen concentration may predict poor healing after colostomy closure. LDV is a non-invasive technique with clinical application in this field. |
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