대한대장항문학회

Complete fecal diversion is one of the main objects for performing colostomy in the<br>patient with various colon disease with regard to completenss of fecal diversion The<br>efficacy of loop colostomy has been doubted although it could be created and closed<br>easily. We selected 26 patients who were underwent loop colostomy in our department<br>from January, 1991 to December, 1992 and evaluated completeness of fecal diversion on<br>the colostomy site by <sup>99m</sup>Tc scanning.<br>Most of the cases demonstrated complete focal diversion except one.<br>Therefore we concluded that loop colosotmy can be recmmended because of easy,<br>softy performance of the procedure and good reliability in respect to completeness of<br>fecal diversion.<br>