A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN PRIMARY RESECTION ANASTOMOSIS VERSUS HARTMANN`S PROCEDURE WITH COLOSTOMY IN PATIENTS OF LEFT SIDED COLONIC MASS PRESENTING WITH ACUTE INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION– A PROSPECTIVE COMPARATIVE STUDY
Keywords:
Left-sided colonic obstruction, Primary resection and anastomosis, Hartmann’s procedure, Emergency colorectal surgeryAbstract
Background: Left-sided colonic masses commonly present as acute intestinal obstructionrequiring emergency surgical intervention. Hartmann’s procedure has traditionally beenconsidered the safer approach in emergency settings due to concerns regarding anastomotic leakage. However, it is associated with stoma-related morbidity
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