To analyse the outcome of patients who had stoma formation done in a single institution. 210 patients underwent non-urological stoma formation in our hospital over a 4 year period out of which 16 died in the postoperative period within 48 hrs. We retrospectively analysed age, sex, indications, emergency or elective stoma formation, complications, reversal rate and complications of reversal in remaining 194 patients. Mean age of remaining 194 patients was 69 years (range 34-87 years). 112 out of these 194 patients were females and remaining 82 were males. Of the 194 patients 64 (32.9%) procedures were done as an emergency and 130 (67.1%) were done on an elective basis. Ninety four of these stomas were end colostomies, 10 were loop colostomies, 20 were end ileostomies and 70 were loop ileostomies. Of 138 patients who had temporary stomas only 70 (50.7%) subsequently had them reversed. Hernia at the stoma site occurred in 18 (25.7%) out of 70 patients. Patients who have stoma formation have a high mortality due to the primary disease. Parastomal hernia (PSH) is common and difficult to cure permanently. The morbidity of stoma reversal is appreciable with hernia at stoma site being most common.

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