Research Article

Ileostomy Prolapse in Children with Intestinal Dysmotility

Table 1

Population characteristics.

Descriptive and clinical variablesAll patients

Age at stoma creation (months)42 (1.2–163)
Gender, male66 (41%)
Weight at stoma creation (kg)14 (5–38)
WAZ score at stoma creation−1.0 (−2.6 to −0.1)
On PN at stoma creation64 (39%)
Surgical approach at stoma creation
 Laparoscopic42 (29%)
 Open104 (71%)
Type of stoma
 End ileostomy124 (76%)
 Double-barrel ileostomy15 (9%)
 Loop ileostomy24 (15%)
Surgical technique at stoma creation
 RLQ stoma placement115 (71%)
 Internal fascial pexy1 (0.6%)
 External fascial pexy88 (54%)
Dysmotility Category
 Intestinal motility as primary diagnosis33 (20%)
 Intestinal dysmotility suspected60 (37%)
 Intestinal dysmotility unlikely70 (43%)

Continuous variables are reported as median (IQR); frequencies are reported as n (%). WAZ: weight for age z-score; PN: parenteral nutrition; RLQ: right lower quadrant. Operative data missing for 28 patients.