Hartmann's Procedure
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Hartmann's operation consists in the surgical removal of the rectosigmoid (or other part of the intestine) with a terminal (distal) colostomy and a sutured blind proximal stump of the rectum .
The indication can be a tumor ( colorectal cancer ) or an inflammatory disease ( diverticulitis ). Interrupted GIT continuity can be restored in 2-3 months by so-called stoma occlusion (i.e. reconnection of the intestine and removal of the stoma).
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- Colorectal cancer/therapy
- Miles' procedure
- Stoma
Literature[edit | edit source]
- PENKA, Igor – KALA, Zdeněk. Chirurgická léčba kolorektálního karcinomu. Onkologie. 2008, y. 2, vol. 1, p. 12-16, ISSN 1803-5345.
