Results The median operative time tended to be shorter in the blowhole colostomy group (52.5 minutes; interquartile range [IQR], 43–65) than in the loop ostomy group (60 minutes; IQR, 40–107), but the difference did not reach statistical significance (P=0.162).
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Comparison of blowhole colostomy and loop ostomy for palliation of acute malignant colonic obstruction.
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