title: Save the skin and improve the scar: a simple technique to minimize the scar from a temporary stoma.
abstract: Reversal of a loop ileostomy is not infrequently associated with wound infection and delayed wound healing. This in turn may lead to a disappointing scar. A simple modification to the technique of stoma construction simplifies wound closure, reduces the rate of wound morbidity, and improves the cosmetic result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Keating
authors.forename: Erica Whineray
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hunt
mesh_terms: D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy / Q000379:methods*; D054047:Surgical Stomas / Q000009:adverse effects*