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Peritonitis following stapling of a flush ileostomy

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Peritonitis following staple stabilization of a flush ileostomy has not yet been reported in the literature. We report a case of iatrogenic injury to a loop of the ileum in an unrecognized parastomal hernia which caused peritonitis after stapling of a flush ileostomy.

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  1. Department of Surgery Unit 5, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632004, India

    B. Perakath

  2. Whalebone Cottage, Vicarage Hill, Tanworth-in-Arden, West Midlands, B94 5AN, England

    M. R. B. Keighley

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M. R. B. Keighley formerly worked at University of Birmingham.

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Perakath, B., Keighley, M.R.B. Peritonitis following stapling of a flush ileostomy. Tech Coloproctol 14, 185–186 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-010-0570-7

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