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The skin bridge loop colostomy.

C S Milner·C Sutton·D Hemingway
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Loop colostomy formation commonly involves temporary support over a plastic bridge. We describe a technique of loop colostomy using a permanent skin bridge. By joining two inter-digitating skin flaps raised from the margins of the stoma, an adjustable bridge is formed that can accommodate colon loops of any diameter. In a series of twenty cases, our technique has been complication free and well tolerated by patients.

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C S Milner, C Sutton, D Hemingway. 2006-06-19. The skin bridge loop colostomy.. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-006-0267-0

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