Journal of Current Surgery, ISSN 1927-1298 print, 1927-1301 online, Open Access
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Review

Volume 5, Number 2-3, September 2015, pages 151-156

Parastomal Hernia Is a Problem Yet to Be Solved

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Paracolostomy hernia with a noticeable bulge.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Prolapse loop ileostomy.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Laparoscopic view of an orrifice of PH.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Laparoscopic keyhole repair of PH.

Table

Table 1. Factors Associated With the Development of PH
 
Patients’ risk factorsSurgical-related factors
Older age
Emergency stoma
Obesity
Higher abdominal perimeter
Diabetes mellitus
Ulcerative colitis
Smoking
Chronic pulmonary disease
Disseminated malignancy		Colostomy > ileostomy
End stoma > loop stoma
Higher trephine size
Stoma location lateral to rectus abdominis
Extraperitoneal end colostomy location
Preventing mesh placement