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STEP 1: SURGICAL ANATOMY
◆ Normal-appearing small bowel just proximal to diseased
STEP 2: PREOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
◆ Indications: complete diversion of enteric sulcus
◆ Anesthesia: general
◆ Position: supine
STEP 3: OPERATIVE STEPS
1. INCISION
◆ Midline laparotomy (Figure 55-1)
2. DISSECTION
◆ Mobilize free the segment of small intestine chosen, usually as distally as feasible.
◆ With blunt forcep dissection, create an opening through the mesentery, place a gastrointesti-
nal anastomosis (GIA) stapler through this aperture, and engage the stapler (Figure 55- 2).
◆ Using forceps clamps and 3-0 silk ligatures, incise the small bowel mesentery from the
enterotomy site for a suffi cient distance so that the enterotomy can be retracted through
the abdominal wall.
Brooke Ileostomy
Dennis C. Gore
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