The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 5 , Pages 621-624 , May 2010

Primary closure of stoma site wounds after ostomy takedown

  • Dawn M. Harold, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA
    • ,
  • Eric K. Johnson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort, Gordon, GA, USA
    • ,
  • Julie A. Rizzo, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort, Gordon, GA, USA
    • ,
  • Scott R. Steele, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-253-968-2200; fax: +1-253-968-5900

Received 3 November 2009 ,Revised 19 January 2010

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PII: S0002-9610(10)00042-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.01.008

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 5 , Pages 621-624 , May 2010

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