These results confirm that preoperative evaluation by an enterostomal therapist, marking of the skin site, and providing patient education reduce adverse outcomes. All elective procedures that may result in stoma formation should, therefore, be assessed and marked preoperatively. Patients, likewise, should be informed and taught to care for their forthcoming stomas preoperatively and postoperatively.

Clinically relevant ischemia does not directly influence stricture formation in either handsewn or stapled distal colonic anastomoses.

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An anterior increased density, that parallels the posterior border of the sternum, was noted on the lateral radiograph of two children who were at first thought to have an accessory diaphragm. After a long follow-up and further investigations, it is now felt that this sign is solely due to upper lobe hypoplasia.

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Choledochal cysts are predominantly a disease of children, the majority of which are female. The classical symptoms usually form part of a triad of jaundice, abdominal pain and a mass. The radiological features may be non specific and specific. Our experience of 21 cases with particular emphasis on the specific features which outline the cyst are presented.

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