Factors affecting the morbidity and mortality of diverting stoma closure: retrospective cohort analysis of twelve-year period

Abstract

Diverting stoma is often performed in rectal cancer surgery for reducing the consequences of possible anastomotic failure. Closing of stoma follows in most cases after a few months. The aim of our study was to evaluate morbidity and mortality after diverting stoma closure and to identify risk factors for complications of this procedure.

Keywords

• low anterior resection
• surgical stoma closure
• risk factors
• morbidity
• mortality