Volume 34, Number 5, 416-418, DOI: 10.1007/BF02053694

Sugar in the reduction of incarcerated prolapsed bowel
Report of two cases

James O. Myers and David A. Rothenberger

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Abstract

Incarcerated, prolapsed rectum, colostomies, and ileostomies, when viable, may be reduced using ordinary table sugar. The placing of sugar granules on the incarcerated bowel results in a decrease in tissue edema and spontaneous bowel reduction. The technique, case reports, and a review of the literature are herein reported.

Key words   Sugar  -  Incarcerated  -  Colostomy  -  Ileostomy  -  Rectal prolapse  -  Hemorrhoidal prolapse  -  Stomal prolapse  -  Surgical technique

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