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Santulli Enterostomy: A Considerable Method for Patients Who Require Proximal Enterostomy

Journal of the Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons 2018;24(1):20-25.
Published online: June 30, 2018

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence: Jung-Tak Oh, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Severance Children’s Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea. Tel: +82-2-2228-2124, Fax: +82-2-313-8289, E-mail: jtoh@yuhs.ac
• Received: May 9, 2018   • Revised: June 7, 2018   • Accepted: June 7, 2018

Copyright © 2018 Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons

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Fig. 1. Flowchart showing the study design including 40 patients enrolled in this study.
Santulli Enterostomy: A Considerable Method for Patients Who Require Proximal Enterostomy
Variable Value (n=40)
Sex (male/female) 21/19
Gestational age (wk) 37 (24.3-40.9)
Birth weight (g) 2,430±1,040
 Birth weight<2,500 g 16 (40.0)
 Birth weight<1,000 g 5 (12.5)
 Primary Santulli 2,480±1,060a)
 Secondary Santulli 2,340±1,040a)
Median age at Santulli enterostomy (day) 6 (0-292)
 Primary Santulli 2 (0-103)b)
 Secondary Santulli 71 (0-292)b)
Diseases requiring Santulli enterostomy
 Small bowel atresia 22 (55.0)
 Intestinal pseudo-obstruction 6 (15.0)
 Meconium plug syndrome 4 (10.0)
 Necrotizing enterocolitis 3 (7.5)
 Intestinal obstruction due to other disease 2 (5.0)
 Focal intestinal perforation 1 (2.5)
 Midgut volvulus 1 (2.5)
 Hirschsprung’s disease 1 (2.5)
Variable Primary Santulli Secondary Santulli Value
Luminal discrepancy 14 3 17 (42.5)
Adhesion 1 2 3 (7.5)
Preoperative functional obstruction 0 3 3 (7.5)
Severe inflammation 7 1 8 (20.0)
Not reported 3 6 9 (22.5)
Total 25 15 40
Variable Primary (n=25) Secondary (n=15) p-value
Operation time (min) 156±48 224±95 0.019b)
Time taken to reach full enteral feeding (day) (n=22/15)a) 13 (7-392) 17 (7-127) 0.213c)
Patients with complications 3 (12.0) 3 (20.0) 0.654d)
Complications requiring re-operation 1 (4.0) 1 (6.7) 1.000d)
Variable Primary (n=22)a) Secondary (n=15) p-value
Operation time (min) 82±55 109±71 0.203b)
Time taken to reach full enteral feeding after stoma closure (day) 7.5 (4-20) 8 (5-164) 0.210c)
Stomal duration (day) 65 (16-177) 70 (21-364) 0.249c)
Follow-up duration (mo) 16 (0-135) 24 (2-136) 0.595c)
Patients with complication 1 (4.5) 8 (53.3) 0.001d)
Complications requiring re-operation 1 (4.5) 7 (46.7) 0.004d)
Details of complication Primary Secondary Re-operation
Santulli enterostomy
 Wound infection 2 1 -
 Stoma bleeding - 1 -
 Parastomal evisceration - 1 1
 Obstruction 1 - 1
Santulli closure
 Wound infection - 2 1
 Obstruction - 4 4
 Wound evisceration 1 2 3
Total 4 11 10
Table 1. Demographic Data and Diseases Requiring Santulli Enterostomy

Values are presented as n only, median (range), mean±SD, or number (%).

Student t-test; p=0.694.

Mann-Whitney U test; p<0.001.

Table 2. Intraoperative Determinant of Performing a Santulli Enterostomy

Values are presented as n only or n (%).

Fisher’s exact test; p=0.003.

Table 3. Operative Characteristics of Santulli Enterostomy

Values are presented as mean±SD, median (range), or n (%).

Three patients were excluded from the primary group because they did not survive before they achieve full enteral feeding.

Student t-test.

Mann-Whitney U test.

Fisher’s exact test.

Table 4. Operative Characteristics of Santulli Closure

Values are presented as mean±SD, median (range), or n (%).

Three patients were excluded from the primary group because they did not survive before enterostomy closure.

Student t-test.

Mann-Whitney U test.

Fisher’s exact test.

Table 5. Overall Complications Following Santulli Enterostomy and Santulli Closure