The authors report three cases of patients submitted to definitive continent ileostomy and three cases of temporary continent ileostomy. Five of them had inflammatory bowel disease and one had familial adenomatous polyposis associated to lower rectal cancer. It was used the continent ileostomy technique, keeping the ileocecal sphincter and a small border of cecal wall. The ileal flow in the first week of post operative does not overflow 430 ml per day. They conclude that the continent ileostomy is useful procedure in selected cases when we need to keep an efficient control of the intestinal effluent.
Definitive ileostomy; Temporary ileostomy; Ileocecal sphincter; Total proctocolectomy; Total colectomy
