OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the safety and benefits of antegrade intraoperative colonic irrigation (lavage) and primary @entity254 , after colonic resection, in the treatment of left sided large bowel @entity341 . DESIGN: A prospective descriptive study. SETTING: Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria. @entity1 : Thirty seven @entity1 with an average age of 44.86 +/- 16.15 years. INTERVENTION: Sigmoid colectomy was performed in twenty two sigmoid volvulus, five @entity5 , two faecal fistulae and one @entity130 . Left hemicolectomy was offered in four descending @entity694 , one descending @entity1049 , while anterior resection was carried out in two @entity5 . Primary @entity254 was performed after intraoperative colonic lavage. RESULTS: The operative mortality was 2.7%, @entity834 .7% and superficial wound @entity281 occurred in 10.81%. The average duration of hospital stay was 22.76 +/- 11.26 days. Intraoperative colonic lavage added 35.79 +/- 7.25 minutes to the operating time. CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that intraoperative colonic lavage is an effective method enabling the surgeon to perform a primary @entity254 with reasonable safety after emergency resection of selected distal colonic lesions.

Intraoperative colonic irrigation in the management of left sided large bowel XXXX in Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'PARTICIPANTS'] @entity834 :: ('MESH:D057868', 'Disease') :: ['anastomotic leakage rate 2'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['rectal cancers', 'sigmoid cancer'] @entity254 :: ('MESH:C563598', 'Disease') :: ['anastomosis'] @entity341 :: ('MESH:D004630', 'Disease') :: ['emergencies'] @entity1049 :: ('MESH:D003108', 'Disease') :: ['colon injury'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infection'] @entity694 :: ('MESH:D003110', 'Disease') :: ['colon cancer'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['sigmoid injury']
@entity341 :: (MESH:D004630,Disease) :: ['emergencies']
