title: Letter: Defunctionalizing a colostomy.
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D002425:Cautery / Q000379:methods; D003125:Colostomy / Q000379:methods*; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000379:methods; D013528:Surgical Staplers