Authors' reply to: Prophylactic mesh to prevent parastomal hernia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies (Tech Coloproctol (2017) 21:5-13)

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S D Wexner. Tech Coloproctol. 2017 Jun.

. 2017 Jun;21(6):487.

doi: 10.1007/s10151-017-1640-x. Epub 2017 Jun 15.

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Prophylactic mesh to prevent parastomal hernia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies.
Patel SV, Zhang L, Chadi SA, Wexner SD. Patel SV, et al. Tech Coloproctol. 2017 Jan;21(1):5-13. doi: 10.1007/s10151-016-1559-7. Epub 2016 Dec 10. Tech Coloproctol. 2017. PMID: 27942965 Review.
Meta-analysis protocols should be prospectively registered.
Nepogodiev D, Chapman SJ, Smart NJ, Pinkney TD. Nepogodiev D, et al. Tech Coloproctol. 2017 Jun;21(6):483-485. doi: 10.1007/s10151-017-1602-3. Epub 2017 Apr 3. Tech Coloproctol. 2017. PMID: 28374063 No abstract available.
Prophylactic mesh to prevent parastomal hernia: further questions need answering.
Blake PA, Williams GL, Stephenson BM. Blake PA, et al. Tech Coloproctol. 2017 Jun;21(6):481. doi: 10.1007/s10151-017-1600-5. Epub 2017 Apr 8. Tech Coloproctol. 2017. PMID: 28389862 No abstract available.