Surgeon with laparoscope Institute of Laparoscopy Shreveport, Louisiana  318-221-4755
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  Closure of colostomy and reconnect to rectum (colostomy performed when colon was removed and the bowel unprepared to be reconnected)
  Treatment goals
 

Restore bowel function to nomal form.

  Treatment
 
Close colostomy and reconnect to the rectum.
  Procedure
 

Laparoscopic closure of colostomy with coloproctostomy (2nd Stage Hartmann's procedure)

  Length of hospital stay
 
4-5 days
  Potential complications
 
SIDE EFFECTS - None. COMPLICATIONS - Leakage at the site of connection. Stricture from scar tissue at the site of connection.