Question 217
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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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"Question 217." CARSEP XII, ASCRS U, www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/CARSEP XII/3094217/all/Benign_Disease. Accessed 23 April 2026.
Question 217. CARSEP XII. https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/CARSEP XII/3094217/all/Benign_Disease. Accessed April 23, 2026.
Question 217. In CARSEP XII https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/CARSEP XII/3094217/all/Benign_Disease
Question 217 [Internet]. In: CARSEP XII. [cited 2026 April 23]. Available from: https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/CARSEP XII/3094217/all/Benign_Disease.
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