Pretreatment colostomy in patients with anal squamous cell carcinoma: Risk factors for a permanent stoma.
Lucas Faraco SobradoCaio Sergio Rizkallah NahasCarlos Frederico Sparapan MarquesCarlos Walter Sobrado JuniorSergio Carlos NahasPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2022)
Pretreatment stomas are unlikely to be reversed, and risk factors for a permanent stoma are perianal sepsis, interruptions during radiotherapy for more than 7 days, male sex, poor performance status (ECOG ≥ 2), large tumors, and cisplatin-based chemotherapy.