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Does the difference in muscle structure of the rectus abdominis muscle of patients wearing a colostomy or ileostomy explain the different frequency of parastomal hernias?

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Ortiz, H. Does the difference in muscle structure of the rectus abdominis muscle of patients wearing a colostomy or ileostomy explain the different frequency of parastomal hernias?. Int J Colorect Dis 10, 55 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00337590

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