Published in Medical Device Law Weekly, December 21st, 2008
"The left colon could not safely be mobilised because the paracolic arcade had been interupted during a preceding colostomy construction. The functional result, 14 years after reconstruction, is excellent: 1-2 easy defecations per day with normal continence for flatus and stool," wrote F. Penninckx and colleagues.
The researchers concluded: "An ICI may be an appropriate rescue procedure, saving a maximum length of normally innervated bowel and...
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