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 Effect of a Purse-String Approximation Following Stoma Takedown on Wound Infection and Satisfaction
In Ja Park
Annals of Coloproctology 2015;31(1):7-8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2015.31.1.7
Published online: February 28, 2015

Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Correspondence to: In Ja Park, M.D. Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea. Tel: +82-2-3010-3937, Fax: +82-2-474-6701, ipark@amc.seoul.kr

© 2015 The Korean Society of Coloproctology

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A temporary stoma is commonly used following rectal cancer surgery because a stoma has been reported to lower the clinical leak rate and the reoperation rate [1]. The use of a temporary stoma has been increasing due to the introduction and increased use of preoperative chemoradiotherapy (PCRT) in the era of rectal cancer surgery because PCRT was expected to facilitate sphincter preservation in patients with low-lying rectal cancer [2, 3]. Morbidity after stoma takedown, however, is not negligible, and surgical site infection (SSI) is a very common complication; its incidence which varies widely and has been reported to be as high as 40% [4, 5]. Although various methods have been employed to reduce the SSI rate, which technique for closure of a stoma would be the most effective in reducing the SSI rate is still being debated. The pursestring stoma closure described by Banerjee [6] was based on the concept of leaving the wound open to provide drainage and minimize SSI while providing some degree of wound approximation to minimize the healing time. From a morphological viewpoint, an elliptical or circular incision should be closed in a linear fashion for the primary ileostomy takedown wound, so it looked unnatural and the wound was usually larger than the stoma opening made by using an elliptical incision. Recently, a number of studies have reported that the purse-string closure technique resulted in a lower SSI rate than conventional primary closure [7, 8].
The authors of "Clinical trial on the incidence of wound infection and patient satisfaction after stoma closure: Comparison of two skin closure techniques" comparing purse-string with primary closure for ileostomy wounds demonstrated a lower incidence of SSI and a higher patient satisfaction when ileostomy wounds were closed using the purse-string method [9]. Although the study was a retrospective one, the patient populations in the two arms of the trial were well matched in most respects such as indications, types of stoma, and times to stoma closure. However, because the follow-up time was not long, at best, the study shows a short-term benefit. Regarding patients satisfaction based on a cosmetic viewpoint, that satisfaction might be improved after a longer follow-up because scar shrinkage would have progressed further. In this regard, most studies have shown a more contracted wound at a 1-year follow-up and, thus, and an improved patient satisfaction [7, 8].
The purse-string closure method has been criticized because of the time required for wound healing. However, the wound healing time following purse-string closure has been reported to be shorter than that following primary closure [5, 7], which is the same as the results reported by the authors of "Clinical trial on the incidence of wound infection and patient satisfaction after stoma closure: Comparison of two skin closure techniques" [9]. The way in which an open wound affects the quality of life of a patient needs to be investigated further because a higher infection rates is also associated with patient dissatisfaction. With the purse-string closure procedure, the wound must be kept clean at home; however, the patient does not need to go to the hospital to receive any special treatment.

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