Temporary diverting stoma in therapy-refractory luminal colonic Crohn's disease: an alternative to immediate colorectal resection?
Adrianus M van der HolstAntonius Timotheus OttenElise M Meima-van PraagAlexander R P K M van RenterghemArno R BourgonjeEllen S van LooGerard DijkstraChristianne J BuskensLaurents P S StassenPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2023)
A diverting stoma could potentially be an alternative to immediate definitive stoma placement in specific populations consisting of patients with luminal colonic CD, especially in the absence of proctitis.