Omentoplasty for persistent perineal sinus after proctectomy for Crohn’s disease - 03/09/11
, Emmanouil Mylonakis, M.D. a, Michael R.B Keighley, M.S. aAbstract |
Persistent perineal sinus is a common and serious cause of morbidity after proctectomy for Crohn’s disease. Recently we have performed excision and omentoplasty on 6 patients with persistent perineal sinus. The perineal sinus was completely excised and communication was established with the pelvis. In 4 patients, the left gastroepiploic vessels were divided close to their origins and in 2 other patients the right gastroepiploic vessels were divided. The omentum was brought down to the perineum and it was lightly sutured to the perineal skin. After a median follow-up of 28 months, the perineal sinus had healed in 5 patients. In 1 patient the omentum became necrotic and infected 1 month after omentoplasty, and this patient still has a complex sinus. Although the number of patients is small, omentoplasty may be an effective procedure for the treatment of persistent perineal sinus after proctectomy for Crohn’s disease.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Crohn’s disease, Proctectomy, Persistent perineal sinus, Omentoplasty
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Vol 181 - N° 3
P. 265-267 - mars 2001 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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