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Table 6 Classification systems of PSH

From: Surgical management of ostomy complications: a MISSTO–WSES mapping review

System

Types

Description

EHS (radiological and intraoperative)

Type I

PSH defect area ≤ 5 cm without concomitant incisional hernia

Type II

PSH defect area ≤ 5 cm with concomitant incisional hernia

Type III

PSH defect area > 5 cm without concomitant incisional hernia

Type IV

PSH defect area > 5 cm with concomitant incisional hernia

Moreno-Matias (radiological)

Type 0

Normal, peritoneum follows the wall of the bowel forming the stoma with no formation of a sac

Type Ia

Bowel forming the colostomy with a sac < 5 cm

Type Ib

Bowel forming the colostomy with a sac > 5 cm

Type II

Sac containing omentum

Type III

Intestinal loop other than the bowel forming the stoma

Devlin (intraoperative)

Type I

Interstitial hernia

Type II

Subcutaneous hernia

Type III

Intrastomal hernia

Type IV

Peristomal hernia (stoma prolapse)

Rubin (intraoperative)

Type Ia

True parastomal interstitial hernia

Type Ib

True parastomal subcutaneous hernia

Type II

Intrastomal hernia

Type III

Subcutaneous prolapse

Type IV

Pseudohernia (connected with flank insufficiency or denervation)

Gil and Szcepkowski (clinical)

Type I

Isolated small parastomal hernia

Type II

Small parastomal hernia with coexisting midline incisional hernia

Type III

Isolated large parastomal hernia

Type IV

Large parastomal hernia with coexisting midline incisional hernia