Sho Ishikawa, Shoichiro Mukai, Hiroyuki Sawada, Yasufumi Saito, Masahiko Fujimori, Yuzo Hirata, Toshikatsu Fukuda, Hideto Sakimoto, Hirofumi Nakatsuka, Hideki Ohdan
Diverting stoma (DS) is widely created in colorectal surgery. High-output stoma (HOS) is a major complication of DS, which can lead to dehydration and thrombosis. Additionally, antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a risk factor for thrombosis, and it rarely occurs in men. Herein, we describe a case of multiple thromboses caused by chronic dehydration after HOS. A 48-year-old man visited our hospital with fever and lower abdominal pain; he was diagnosed with sigmoid diverticulitis. He underwent laparoscopic high anterior resection for relapsing diverticulitis and diverting ileostomy during the same operation...
May 2022: Case Reports in Gastroenterology