Concerns About Anastomotic Leak After Colon Surgery

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charmed1199

Jul 24, 2010 5:41 pm

Has anyone had an anastomotic leak after colon resection surgery? I understand after reseaching that you can get an leak with the stitching the surgeons perform on the colon and it can become sepsis.

So many things can cause this anastomotic leak like surgeon failure to attach colon together properly, immune disorder,prednisone, coughing or sneezing. How bad does coughing has to be before the stitching come apart.

So scared of all this plus the thought of having the surgery soon. I am not sure if I will get the bag yet surgeon says he won't know until he goes in and see how much diseased part I have. I only hope I don't.

Hope someone will post a reply,thanks

Pinky

Jul 25, 2010 1:22 am

Hi Charmed - I sent some info to your profile.
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