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Lt Col Jack L. Saylor, USAF, MC; Charles B. Anderson, MD; Francis J. Tedesco, MD

Arch Surg. 1976;111(5):596-598.

Abstract
• A seriously Ill patient with pseudomembranous colitis of obscure origin responded promptly to a completely diverting ileostomy. The ileostomy was successfully closed three months later when the colon appeared to be normal. In an unusually severe case of pseudomembranous colitis, where operation is required and where pseudomembranous colitis is the sole operative finding, a completely diverting ileostomy should be considered rather than a more extensive procedure.

(Arch Surg 111:596-598, 1976)

Author Affiliations
From the Gastroenterology Division, Department of Internal Medicine (Drs Saylor and Tedesco), and the Department of Surgery (Dr Anderson), Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Dec 17, 1975.

Reprint requests to Washington University School of Medicine, 4960 Audubon Ave, St Louis, MO 63110 (Dr Saylor).

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