Is it difficult to restore a temporary fistula?

The difficulty of temporary fistula restoration is generally small. After some colorectal cancer operations, in order to better ensure the safety of the stoma, so the temporary enterostomy is performed, to be 3~6 months after the operation, the incision healing can be performed, and the stoma can be restored. The difficulty of surgery is generally simple, and can be accomplished without obvious contraindications to surgery. If the patient’s physical condition is poor, combined with a variety of underlying diseases or poor cardiopulmonary function, stoma reduction surgery is more difficult, may cause life-threatening, can wait until their condition improves before surgery. Another temporary stoma can be closed, but also according to the patient’s condition to decide, if the intestinal recovery is not good, temporary fistula may be changed to permanent fistula. Temporary stoma closure is generally not difficult, need to actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, follow the doctor’s instructions.