[Injury of large intestine in urgent surgery].

The results of examination and surgical treatment of 108 patients (93 males, 15 females), aged from 19 to 73 years, with large intestine injuries of different origin are presented. Large intestine injuries as a result of stab-incised abdominal wounds was in 58 patients, gunshot wounds--in 29, blunt trauma--in 21. The diagnosis of large intestine injuries was based on clinico-laboratory, X-ray and instrumental examinations. The injury of blind intestine was revealed in 8 patients, ascending colon--in 11, transverse colon--in 39, descending colon--in 5, sigmoid colon--in 45. All the patients were operated. The method of choice in the surgical treatment of these injuries was suturing of damaged portion of large intestine, which was performed in 72 patients. In 14 patients the suturing was complemented by decompressive colostomy, in 3--by extraperitonisation of the damaged site, in 4--by extraperitonisation and decompressive colostomy, in 2--by terminal ileostomy. Resection of damaged intestinal segment with primary anastomosis was performed in 4 patients, right-side hemicolectomy--in 7, Hartmann's operation--in 17, resection of large intestine with bitrunk colostoma creation--in 3, transfer of damaged segment of large intestine--in 5. Repeated operations for intestine integrity repair and fistula closure were performed in 47 patients. 18 (16.7%) patients died after operation as a result of peritonitis (7), shock and acute hemorrhage (10), denutrition due to intestinal fistula (1).