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World J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 27, 2025; 17(8): 109432
Published online Aug 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i8.109432
Published online Aug 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i8.109432
Comparison of complication rates after early and late closure of loop ileostomies: A retrospective cohort study
Pırıltı Özcan, Department of General Surgery, Yerköy Sehit Korgeneral Osman Erbas State Hospital, Yozgat 66900, Türkiye
Özgül Düzgün, Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34766, Türkiye
Co-corresponding authors: Pırıltı Özcan and Özgül Düzgün.
Author contributions: Özcan P collected the patients’ clinical data, analyzed the data, and wrote the manuscript; Düzgün Ö contributed to the supervision of the project and to preparation of the original draft.
Institutional review board statement: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the University of Health Sciences, Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital (approval No. 2022/366).
Informed consent statement: Informed waiver consent was obtained from the patients for the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—a checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-a checklist of items.
Data sharing statement: The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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Corresponding author: Pırıltı Özcan, MD, Researcher, Department of General Surgery, Yerköy Sehit Korgeneral Osman Erbas State Hospital, Bekir Bozdag Road, Gazi Muhtarpasa Street no:112, Yozgat 66900, Türkiye. piriltiozcan@gmail.com
Received: May 12, 2025
Revised: June 3, 2025
Accepted: July 10, 2025
Published online: August 27, 2025
Processing time: 107 Days and 3.6 Hours
Revised: June 3, 2025
Accepted: July 10, 2025
Published online: August 27, 2025
Processing time: 107 Days and 3.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This retrospective study compares early (group A: 10-14 days) and late (group B: 3-6 months) closure of diverting loop ileostomies (DLI) in patients who underwent surgery for rectal cancer, aiming to demonstrate the feasibility of early stoma closure without increasing morbidity. The results showed no significant differences in morbidity or mortality between the two groups. However, early DLI closure was associated with faster psychological and social recovery in patients.