COLONOSCOPY: IS A NECESSARY PRE-OPERATORY STUdY FOR INTESTINAL TRANSIT RESTITUTION IN YOUNG PATIENTS CARRYING A COLOSTOMY bY PENETRATING AbdOMINAL TRAUMA?

Abstract

Objetive: To determine the impact of the colonoscopy as pre-operating procedure as a requirement in the population carrying of colostomy by abdominal penetrating trauma for the restitution of the intestinal transit. Patients and method: Descriptive, retrospective and observational
study, where the inferior digestive endoscopy made by the service of Gastroenterology in Hospital General del Oeste “Dr. José Gregorio Hernández”, Caracas, was valued as pre-operating requirement in carrying patients of colostomy by abdominal penetrating trauma for the restitution of the intestinal transit, in the period between January 2004 to December 2008. Results: In a population of 46 patients, only 34 (73.91%) were included to do the colonoscopy, the others 12 (26.08%) didn’t fulfill the inclusion criteria. Of the 34 patients included,
22 (64.70%) were displayed colitis and rectitis by deprivation, 7 (20.59%) were normal study and 4 (11.76%) presented others alteration in the inferior digestive endoscopia. Conclusion: In this study there is not evidence to suggest that the realization of preoperatory colonoscopy for surgery in the restitution of intestinal transit, avoid complications or permit diagnosis of diseases in the study population, doing less important the evidence exposed until present.