title: Comment to: A case-controlled pilot study assessing the safety and efficacy of the stapled mesh stoma reinforcement technique (SMART) in reducing the incidence of parastomal herniation. Williams NS, Hotouras A, Bhan C, Murphy J, Chan CL. Hernia. 2015;19:949-54.
authors.affiliation: Division of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, M.C. H149, Hershey, 17033, USA. sdocimo@hmc.psu.edu.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Docimo
authors.affiliation: Division of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, M.C. H149, Hershey, 17033, USA.
authors.forename: Eric M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Pauli
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010030:Ostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D054047:Surgical Stomas / Q000009:adverse effects*