Challenging Dogma: Does Colostomy Type Matter?
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What the experts said
Traditional teaching advocates for divided colostomy when performing colostomy for anorectal malformation, with the main rationale being prevention of stool flowing down that could cause urinary tract infection.
Dr. Robert Baird performed a meta-analysis of multiple studies comparing divided colostomy versus loop colostomy for incidence of UTI.
The meta-analysis found no statistically significant difference in UTI rates between loop colostomy and divided colostomy, despite some individual studies showing a difference.
Loop colostomies had a significantly higher stoma prolapse rate compared to divided colostomies.
Skin excoriation, stoma retraction, peristomal hernia, wound infection, and stoma stricture showed no statistical difference between loop colostomy and divided colostomy.