TROUBLESOME COLOSTOMIES AND URINARY STOMAS TREATED WITH SUCTION-ASSISTED LIPECTOMY

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of liposuction as treatmen t in troublesome colostomies and urinary stomas in selected patients. Design: Open clinical study. Setting: University hospital, Norway. Sub jects: 8 consecutive patients with colostomies (n = 2) or urinary stom as (n = 6) who required treatment with liposuction above or around the stoma, mainly for leakage. Interventions: Syringe-assisted liposuctio n under local anaesthesia. Main outcome measures: Change in stoma func tion, particularly reduction in the incidence of leakage. and by the p atients satisfaction graded according to a four point stale. Results: All patients noted considerable improvements in stoma function, or abd ominal contour, or both. Conclusion: Troublesome colostomies and urina ry stomas can in selected patients be successfully treated with liposu ction above or around the stoma.