Extended duration of faecal diversion is associated with increased ileus upon loop ileostomy reversal.
Keegan GuidolinFlora JungRichard SpenceFayez QuereshySami A ChadiPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2021)
Greater duration of diversion was associated with a trend towards increased risk of ileus; this risk tripled when diversion lasted more than 328 days.