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Laparoscopic Sigmoid Colostomy for Perianal Crohn??s Disease
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Colorectal SurgeryGastroenterologyFecal Stream DiversionVisceral SurgerySurgeryS DiseaseUlcerative ColitisDocumented CrohnMedicineDigestive System SurgeryCase Report
Fecal stream diversion is not an uncommonly used procedure in the treatment of symptomatic Crohn's disease of the rectum. We present a case report of a patient with documented Crohn's proctitis with multiple rectovaginal and perianal fistulas; an end sigmoid colostomy was performed as part of the management of her disease.