Abstract:

Objective To explore the clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of postsigmoidostomic hernia after colostomy for rectal cancer. Method The clinical data of 6 patients with postsigmoidostomic hernia developed after colostomy for rectal cancer in Linyi Central Hospital from January 2018 to December 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. Result The sigmoid mesocolon at the stoma and the left parietal abdominal wall were continuously sutured and fixed in 6 patients. The operation took 46 ～ 210 minutes, the amount of bleeding was not much, there were no complications related to the operation, and there was no hernia of the groove beside the sigmoid colostomy. Conclusion Postsigmoidostomic hernia is a rare complication after colostomy. It is important to perform abdominal CT scanning as early as possible from the clinical history and physical findings, and to determine the surgical indication.

Key words: Rectal cancer, Colostomy, Postsigmoidostomic hernia