The gallstone was milked back to the transverse colon and a mid-transverse loop colostomy was formed to decompress the massively distended caecum—following which the abdomen was closed.

A loop colostomy was performed in each of the 10 infants at the time of laparotomy. In 5 the perforation was exteriorized with the colostomy, and in 3 cases it was oversewn.

Colostomies can be short-term (temporary) or lifelong (permanent). They have subtypes depending on where the colostomy is made. These include sigmoid or descending, transverse, loop, and ascending. An ...

Such a choice proved adequate in Case 2. As an alternate method the ileum and transverse colon may be brought out on the abdominal wall to form an open ileotransverse colostomy, as advocated by Lahey.

Loop transverse colostomy: This type involves two stomas, which may look like one large stoma. One releases stool, and the other releases mucus.

Since 2022, monkeypox virus (MPXV) has been causing a multinational epidemic with Brazil as one of the most affected countries.1,2 During the current mpox (formally known as monkeypox) epidemic, men ...

The transverse colostomy is in the upper abdomen, either in the middle or toward the right side of the body. This type of colostomy allows the stool to leave the body before it reaches the ...

In stage one, transverse-loop colostomy was usually performed within 48 h of birth. In stage two, PSARP, as described by Peña et al. (4), was performed 3–6 months after colostomy by the permanent team ...

Pelvic colostomy was performed in 48 (96%) patients, as 40 (80%) children underwent a loop-type, and 8 (16%) patients underwent doublebarrel colostomy. Transverse colostomy was performed on two ...

A loop colostomy is a kind of colostomy that may be done to either manage gastrointestinal issues or provide bowel rest. It is easier to reverse than other types, which makes it a common option ...

I will say that in our colostomy population, especially the permanent ones, we don't see prolapse happen very much. Prolapse occurs more in a transverse colostomy, which is much higher in the colon, ...