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Althrough surgical progress has led to a marked reduction of those patients who might require a stoma some conditions still need this method of faecal diversion. Stomas can be either temporarily (protective or covering) or permanent and either the terminal ileum or any part of the colon may be used based on the specific indication as well as anatomic situation. Preoperative determination of the best anatomic location together with counselling by specialised stoma specialists will lead to the best functional results and an acceptable stoma function which should help the patient to overcome this difficult situation
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Rosen, H. (2008). Stomas and Stomatherapy. In: Herold, A., Lehur, PA., Matzel, K., O'Connell, P. (eds) Coloproctology. European Manual of Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71217-6_10
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