{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Successful reversal of ostomy 13 years after Hartmann procedure in a patient with colon cancer: A case report.
{Author}: Huang W;Chen ZZ;Wei ZQ;
{Journal}: World J Clin Cases
{Volume}: 9
{Issue}: 20
{Year}: Jul 2021 16
{Factor}: 1.534
{DOI}: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i20.5547
{Abstract}: <B>BACKGROUND: </B>The Hartmann procedure is currently recognized as a common, safe, and feasible surgical procedure. However, its reversal rate is low, and the optimal timing for Hartmann reversal surgery is controversial.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>A 65-year-old man came to our hospital with a complaint of an intestinal fistula next to the stoma. The patient had undergone a Hartmann procedure 13 years prior. We performed colonoscopy, computed tomography, and other diagnostics before successfully reversing the stoma.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Although the optimal time for Hartmann procedure reversal is controversial, time may ultimately not be a factor in the success of reversal.