title: Managing combat laparostomy: Author's Reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: G Suren
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Arul
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, William Beaumont Army Medical Centre, El Paso, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Sonka
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, San Antonio Military Medical Centre, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Lundy
authors.affiliation: Surgery, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Rickard
authors.affiliation: Burns and Plastic Surgery, RCDM, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Sla
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jeffery
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D058107:Abdominal Wound Closure Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D000067398:War-Related Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: MEDICAL EDUCATION & TRAINING; MEDICAL ETHICS; SURGERY