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Comment to: A case-controlled pilot study assessing the safety and efficacy of the stapled mesh stoma reinforcement technique (SMART) in reducing the incidence of parastomal herniation. Williams NS, Hotouras A, Bhan C, Murphy J, Chan CL. Hernia. 2015;19:949–54

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  1. Williams NS, Hotouras A, Bhan C, Murphy J, Chan CL (2015) A case-controlled pilot study assessing the safety and efficacy of the stapled mesh stoma reinforcement technique (SMART) in reducing the incidence of parastomal herniation. Hernia 19(6):949–954. doi:10.1007/s10029-015-1346-9 (Epub 2015 Feb 3)

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  1. Division of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, M.C. H149, Hershey, 17033, USA

    Salvatore Docimo Jr. & Eric M. Pauli

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Salvatore Docimo, Jr., DO, MS, has nothing to disclose. Eric Pauli, MD, reports grants and personal fees from Cook Biotech, personal fees from Gore, Grants from MicroMatrix, outside the submitted work.

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Docimo, S., Pauli, E.M. Comment to: A case-controlled pilot study assessing the safety and efficacy of the stapled mesh stoma reinforcement technique (SMART) in reducing the incidence of parastomal herniation. Williams NS, Hotouras A, Bhan C, Murphy J, Chan CL. Hernia. 2015;19:949–54. Hernia 20, 341–342 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-016-1472-z

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