Background:Comparison of early and conventional ileostomy closure following bowel loop surgery in enteric perforation. Materials & methods:All the patients between the age group of 20 to 60 years s who underwent temporary ileostomy following bowel surgery for enteric perforation were enrolled in the present study. 30 subjects were randomized into two study groups as follows: Early ileostomy group and Conventional ileostomy group. Early ileostomy closure group comprised of subjects in whom ileostomy closure was done between 4-6 weeks following index surgery while conventional ileostomy closure: This group comprises of those in whom the closure of temporary ileostomy was carried out as per unit protocol after 8-12 weeks. All the results were recorded in Microsoft excel sheet, compared and were subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS software. Results:Preoperative stoma bag used among patients of early and conventional closure group was6.1 and 10.9 respectively (p-value < 0.05). Mean operative time was comparable among the two study groups (Early closure group: 59.3 minutes; Conventional closure group: 61.7 minutes). Mean time to feed was comparable among the two study groups (Early closure group: 4.9 days; Conventional closure group: 5.4 days). Non-significant results were obtained while comparing the peri-operative complications among the study groups. Conclusion:The potential safety of early closure of ileostomy without any added morbidity or mortality was observed in present study.