PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to describe and evaluate the feasibility and the eventual advantages of @entity4369 (CS) in terms of complications, hospital stay and quality of life of @entity1 and their caregivers after anterior resection for @entity5 . METHODS: In this prospective study, we included @entity1 who had @entity5 treated with laparotomic anterior resection and confectioning a stoma (GI or CS), in the period comprised between January 2008 and January 2009. Short-term and long-term surgery-related mortality and morbidity after primary surgery (including that stoma-related and colorectal anastomosis-related) and consequent to the intervention of intestinal recanalization (CS group) and GI closure were evaluated. We evaluated hospital stay and quality of life of @entity1 and their caregivers. RESULTS: Stoma-related morbidity rate was higher in the CS group than in GI group (37% vs. 5.5%, respectively, P   =   0.04). Morbidity rate after intestinal recanalization in the CS group was 25.9% and 0% after GI closure (P   =   0.08). Overall stoma morbidity rate was significantly lower in the GI group with respect to CS group (5.5% vs. 40.7%, respectively, P   =   0.03). CS group was characterized by a significantly longer recovery time (P   =   0.0002). Caregivers and stoma-related quality of life were better in the GI group than in CS group (P   <   0.0001 and P   =   0.0005, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: GI is feasible, characterized by shorter recovery, lesser degree of total, as well as anastomosis-related morbidity and higher quality of life of @entity1 and the caregivers in respect to CS. We suggest that GI (should be evaluated as an alternative to conventional ileostomy) could be indicated in selected @entity1 that do not present risk factors, but require caution for @entity834 for the low level of colorectal anastomosis.

Ghost ileostomy after anterior resection for XXXX : a preliminary experience.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity834 :: ('MESH:D057868', 'Disease') :: ['anastomotic leakage'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['rectal cancer'] @entity4369 :: ('MESH:D018126', 'Disease') :: ['ghost ileostomy (GI) versus covering stoma']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['rectal cancer']
