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Hard to Reach Colostomy/Ileostomy

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Difficult stoma formation can be facilitated by variety of surgical maneuvers as described below. Pre-marking the stoma site by an enterostomal therapy nurse is imperative in avoiding the stoma-related complications.

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  1. Keck School of Medicine – University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Christine Hsieh

  2. Department of Surgery – Colon and Rectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Sang W. Lee

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  1. Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Sang W. Lee

  2. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Scott R. Steele

  3. Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Daniel L. Feingold

  4. Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Howard M. Ross

  5. Hofstra-Northwell School of Medicine, Woodbury, NY, USA

    David E. Rivadeneira

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Hsieh, C., Lee, S.W. (2019). Hard to Reach Colostomy/Ileostomy. In: Lee, S., Steele, S., Feingold, D., Ross, H., Rivadeneira, D. (eds) Colorectal Surgery Consultation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11181-6_48

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