Research Article

Hartmann’s Reversal: Controversies of a Challenging Operation

Table 1

Demographic data for glove port and open approach. Combined and converted operations were excluded.

Glove port (n = 35)Open (n = 64)

Age (median)61.1 (48.2–73.3)60.2 (50.8–67.3)0.485
Sex (male)20 (57)32 (50)0.463
ASA0.983
 1413
 22636
 3515
Indication
 Cancer914
 Diverticulitis1932
 Crohn’s disease03
 Iatrogenic511
 Trauma12
 Volvulus02
 Thrombosis10
Inflammatory25 (71.4%)44 (68.8%)0.782
Emergency31 (88.6%)49 (76.6%)0.147
Time to reversal (months)11.5 (8–17)11 (8–18)0.582
Adhesions 0/118 (51.4%)53 (82.8%)0.001
Length of rectal stump0.087
 Long3045
 Short519
Operation time (min)165 (125–210)165 (130–210)0.901
Protective loop ileostomy180.153
Complications ( CD2)7 (20%)18 (28.1%)0.471
Complications ( CD3)5 (14.3%)4 (6.3%)0.272
Reoperation3 (8.6%)2 (3.1%)0.342
Mortality01 (1.6%)0.871