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Indications for colostomy are discussed and the three basic types of colostomy are described. The importance of surgical planning is emphasized, and the technic utilized to construct each type of colostomy is described. Pertinent case illustrations are presented briefly.
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Read by title at the meeting of the American Proctologic Society, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 14 to 16, 1965.
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Hamilton, C.H. Colostomy. Dis Colon Rectum 9, 37–41 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02617494
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