Abstract
Although we have recently adopted rectal sphincter preserving method using stapling technique for rectal reconstruction,colostomy is an usual manner as surgical treatment of rectal cancer still now.
We investigate the complications after making colostomy in our institution for last 15 years. There are 21 of 354 patients who had colostomy after rectal cancer surgery. These include prolapse of the colon in 11,intestinal obstruction in 6,intestinal stricture in 2,perforation in 1 and gangrene in 1. Colostomy repair,intestinal resection,colostomy renewal,peritonitis operation were taken as one of the surgical interventions for these complications.
We should give careful attention to the serious effect of making colostomy on the body and mind of each patient as well as the treatment for rectal cancer. And also it should be more important to make well functioning colostomy without any complications.
