title: Reply to "Can we avoid rectus abdominis muscle atrophy and midline shift after colostomy creation?".
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Lucas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Timmermans
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Eva B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Deerenberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Sven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: van Dijk
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, Germany.
authors.forename: Bas
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lamme
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioinformatics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Anton H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Koning
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Gert-Jan
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Kleinrensink
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jeekel
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Johan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Lange
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003125:Colostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000209:etiology*; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*