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Pursestring skin closure after stoma reversal

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Abstract

A simple, inexpensive, reliable, and cosmetically attractive method of stoma closure is presented.

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  1. Colorectal Unit, Department of Surgery, Royal Halifax Infirmary, Halifax, UK

    Anjan Banerjee M.Sc, M.S.(Lond), D.M., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.S.

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  1. Anjan Banerjee M.Sc, M.S.(Lond), D.M., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.S.
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Supported by NHS Regional Research Grant, United Kingdom.

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Banerjee, A. Pursestring skin closure after stoma reversal. Dis Colon Rectum 40, 993–994 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02051210

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