Late complications following operations for cancer of the rectum and anus

Life table analysis of hernia following end colostomy construction

“…The prevalence of colostomy herniation appears to increase with duration of follow‐up [12,13]. Some degree of para‐colostomy hernia has been reported in 60% of patients, by Marks and Ritchie [14].…”

Randomized clinical trial of the use of a prosthetic mesh to prevent parastomal hernia

“…One in three parastomal hernias require surgical intervention, and following local aponeurotic repair or stoma relocation recurrence rates of between 30 and 76 per cent have been reported2, 10, 17–23. With prosthetic mesh repair, the results have been better19–23.…”

Is laparotomy mandatory for parastomal hernia repair?

“…However Whittaker & Goligher [ 6] noted a figure similar to Kronberg et al . [ 7], who reported 42 paracolostomy hernias in 362 patients (12%). Marks & Ritchie [ 8] reported 23 hernias in 227 patients (10%), although the cumulative risk by year 6 was 32%.…”