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Closure of Temporary Loop Colostomy or Ileostomy

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One of the advantages of loop colostomy or ileostomy is easy closure by a local “plastic” procedure. This chapter describes closure of loop ileostomies.

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Correspondence to Carol E. H. Scott-Conner MD, PhD .

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Scott-Conner, C.E.H., Chassin, J.L. (2014). Closure of Temporary Loop Colostomy or Ileostomy. In: Scott-Conner, C. (eds) Chassin's Operative Strategy in General Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1393-6_63

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