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Why would surgeons refuse to undo a repaired colon left with a pouch outside of the body?
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several reasons: When peritonitis develops due to reputed diverticulitis , left colon rectosimoid colon resection , end will become pouch ( colostmy ) later will be reattached hartman's procedure , also done in cancer, it is not reversed for several reasons , if medically unstable, non compliant pts, unable to loose weight, or had , end stage cancer with limited life expectancy , your could be any one of them
Answered 6/20/2020
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