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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2012; 18(48): 7314-7318
Published online Dec 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i48.7314
Enteroenteroanastomosis near adjacent ileocecal valve in infants
Wei-Wei Jiang, Xiao-Qun Xu, Qi-Ming Geng, Jie Zhang, Huan Chen, Xiao-Feng Lv, Chang-Gui Lu, Wei-Bing Tang
Wei-Wei Jiang, Xiao-Qun Xu, Qi-Ming Geng, Jie Zhang, Huan Chen, Xiao-Feng Lv, Chang-Gui Lu, Wei-Bing Tang, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nanjing Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Jiang WW and Xu XQ contributed equally to this work; Jiang WW, Xu XQ, Geng QM and Tang WB performed clinical examinations; Jiang WW, Xu XQ, Geng QM, Zhang J, Chen H, Lv XF, Lu CG and Tang WB performed the surgery; and Jiang WW wrote the paper.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81100318; and a grant from Nanjing Medical University, No. 2010NJMU118
Correspondence to: Wei-Bing Tang, MD, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nanjing Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, No. 72, Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China. twbcn@163.com
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Received: August 30, 2011
Revised: November 25, 2011
Accepted: December 2, 2012
Published online: December 28, 2012
Abstract

AIM: To investigate the feasibility and the effectiveness of ileoileostomy in the region adjacent to the ileocecal valve, which can retain the ileocecal valve in infants.

METHODS: This is a retrospective review of 48 patients who underwent ileoileostomy in the region adjacent to the ileocecal valve (group 1) and 34 patients who underwent ileocecal resections and ileotransversanastomosis (group 2). Patients were monitored for the time to flatus, resumption of eating, length of hospital stay after surgery, serum total bile acid, vitamin B12 and postoperative complications.

RESULTS: The time to flatus, time until resumption of eating and post-operative length of hospital stay showed no statistically significant differences between the two groups. Serum total bile acid and vitamin B12 were not significantly different between the two groups at post-operative day 1 and day 3, but were significantly decreased at 1 wk after operation in group 2. None of the patients died or suffered from stomal leak in these two groups. However, the incidence of diarrhea, intestinal infection, disturbance of acid-base balance and water-electrolytes in group 1 was lower than in group 2.

CONCLUSION: Ileoileostomy in the region adjacent to the ileocecal valve is safe and results in fewer complications than ileotransversanastomosis in infants.

Keywords: Ileocecal valve; Ileoileostomy; Infants