TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Loop Ileostomy A1 - Ellison, E. Christopher A1 - Zollinger, Jr., Robert M. A1 - Pawlik, Timothy M. A1 - Vaccaro, Patrick S. A1 - Bitans, Marita A1 - Baker, Anthony S. PY - 2022 T2 - Zollinger’s Atlas of Surgical Operations, 11e AB - A distal loop ileostomy is used most commonly for temporary diversion of the gastrointestinal contents to protect a colonic anastomosis. When it is constructed with a dominant proximal limb, this ostomy provides nearly complete diversion of succus. The loop ileostomy has replaced the traditional right transverse colon loop colostomy in many circumstances because this loop is easier to construct and close. Additionally, the loop ileostomy has proven to be no more difficult for patients to manage than a proximal colostomy. A loop ileostomy, however, does not decompress the colon when the ileocecal valve is intact. In patients who require acute colon decompression, a loop colostomy will allow both colon decompression and colon preparation for a staged procedure. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/25 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1187821503 ER -