Preparatory and after treatment in operative cases . Fig. 317. -Colostomy Pad and Ring. Pad Shown from SideTurned toward Fistula when Worn. and turned with the side that goes over the colostomy openingturned out. The cuts show the facility with which the pad maybe removed. COLECTOMY Colectomy when followed by anastomosis of the sectionedcolon and closure of the abdominal wound does not call for espe-cial consideration beyond those taken up under abdominal sur-gery and colotomy. It is well to bear in mind that the colondoes not heal with the same rapidity as the small intestine after 506 OPERAT


Preparatory and after treatment in operative cases . Fig. 317. -Colostomy Pad and Ring. Pad Shown from SideTurned toward Fistula when Worn. and turned with the side that goes over the colostomy openingturned out. The cuts show the facility with which the pad maybe removed. COLECTOMY Colectomy when followed by anastomosis of the sectionedcolon and closure of the abdominal wound does not call for espe-cial consideration beyond those taken up under abdominal sur-gery and colotomy. It is well to bear in mind that the colondoes not heal with the same rapidity as the small intestine after 506 OPERATIONS ON THE INTESTINES. Fig. 318. L -Paul Tubes in situ Connected with Rubber Tubes for Drainage ofContents of Colon. (Moynihan.) section, and also that colic lavage immediately following the operation must be avoided,for fear that the line ofunion may be ruptured. Colectomy and tempo-rary colostomy is a pro-cedure which has beenlargely employed withinrecent years. The methodunites laterally the endsof the colic lumen anddrains both the proximaland distal portions of thegut. Fig. 318 shows theoperation completed. ThePaul tubes (Fig. 319)afford excellent drainage,


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