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A 55-year-old patient underwent an emergency laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy with end colostomy for perforated diverticulitis. On the second postoperative day, you note the colostomy to be black with mucosal sloughing. He is otherwise stable, and his lab work is within normal ranges. What is the most appropriate next step?

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