An improved technique for end stoma creation in obese patients

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 531-533

  Meagher, Alan P ^a,b   Owen, Gareth ^a   Gett, Rohan ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colostomy; Ileostomy; Obesity; Stoma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRICTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE INJURY; OBESITY; STOMA; ABDOMINAL WALL; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL WALL; HUMANS; OBESITY; OSTOMY; SURGICAL STOMAS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 64549084143     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e31819a2441     Document Type: Article

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