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Case Reports
. 1995 Nov;77(6):462.

Trephine colostomy: a warning

P B Loder  1 , J P Thomson
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Trephine colostomy: a warning

P B Loder et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1995 Nov.

Abstract

A case of trephine colostomy is presented in which air insufflation incorrectly identified the distal limb. Disaster was averted by correct identification at laparotomy. The probable cause of the error and methods of avoidance are discussed.

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