Abstract
About 1 in 10 patients with internal pouch ileostomies may develop incontinence. Of 4 incontinent patients in this study, operative endoscopy has restored continence in 2 and has markedly improved symptoms in a third. Foreign bodies retained within the ileostomy pouch may be successfully removed endoscopically. All patients with an incontinent Kock ileostomy pouch should be endoscoped for adequate assessment and treatment.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 196-198 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Gastrointestinal Endoscopy |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1977 |
| Externally published | Yes |