Protective effect of intraluminal fecal diverting device against colonic wall erosion induced by wrapping bands: A post-hoc pathological analysis

• Published in: Turkish Journal of Surgery Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 368 - 374
• Main Authors: Kang, Sung Il, Kim, Sohyun, Gu, Mi Jin, Hwang Kim, Jae
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Turkey AVES 01.12.2022; Turkish Surgical Society
• Subjects: Complications; Complications and side effects; Ileoanal anastomosis; Methods; Original; Prevention; Risk factors; Sepsis; Surgery; South Korea; COLO-BT; Colonic wall erosion; mesh; foreign body

Objective: Materials wrapping the bowel elicits tissue erosion gradually. We experienced several bowel wall erosions with no serious clinical consequences in our two previous animal experiments aimed at the safety and efficacy of the COLO-BT developed for intra-luminal fecal diversion. We tried to f...