1994
DOI: 10.1007/bf02076199
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Iatrogenic and accidental colon injuries—What to do?

Abstract: Evidence exists to support that a nonoperative approach is safe for the majority of injuries, particularly when the colon is "clean" at the time of injury. Adequate resuscitation, observation, and repeated reassessment are mainstays of a conservative policy. Operation is essential for progression of abdominal signs. Patients with established peritonitis at the time of presentation or with an unprepared bowel are best served by prompt operation.

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“…Simple closure of the perforation can only be done in the absence of severe peritonitis [1,12]. Therefore, despite a 42% morbidity rate for major surgery, primary operative repair is preferred by many authors simply because of the definitive character of this treatment [3,4,6,13,17]. At our institution, we prefer the option of immediate operative treatment to avoid defunctioning colostomies and achieve a safe primary repair.…”
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“…Simple closure of the perforation can only be done in the absence of severe peritonitis [1,12]. Therefore, despite a 42% morbidity rate for major surgery, primary operative repair is preferred by many authors simply because of the definitive character of this treatment [3,4,6,13,17]. At our institution, we prefer the option of immediate operative treatment to avoid defunctioning colostomies and achieve a safe primary repair.…”
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“…Conservative treatment includes intravenous antibiotics, use of a nasogastric tube, and frequent clinical observation and laboratory examination. This method has been successful in eliminating the risk of pathological side effects associated with major surgery [8,17].…”
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“…So berichten mehrere Autoren über eine erhöhte Mortalität und Morbidität bei verspäteter operativer Behandlung [6,8]. Zusätzlich können durch frühzeitige chirurgische Interventionen Diskontinuitätsresektionen vermieden werden [2,4].…”
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“…0,2% und für die therapeutische Koloskopie zwischen 0,15% und 3% [2]. Obwohl in individuellen Fällen konservative Therapiestrategien gerechtfertigt und erfolgreiche Behandlungsabläufe beschrieben sind, stellt die operative Behandlung das Standardverfahren zur definitiven Versorgung iatrogener Kolonperforationen dar [3,4]. Trotz erhöhter Invasivität bietet sie den Vorteil einer definitiven Therapie und minimiert somit das Risiko möglicher verzögerter Operationen nach konservativer Therapie mit der Notwendigkeit von ausgedehnteren Eingriffen aufgrund einer fortgeschrittenen Peritonitis in Verbindung mit einer erhöhten Morbiditätsrate.…”
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“…Small ruptures of the rectal wall, especially iatrogenic ones, detected as soon as they occur and especially those preceded by cleansing of the bowel, can be managed by simple oversewing [7]. In more sizeable ruptures, if suturing is unsafe due to septic conditions, oversewing should be combined with relief colostomy and drainage [8].…”
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