Use of prophylactic stoma mesh is a risk factor for developing rectus abdominis muscle atrophy.
S TäckströmAbbas ChabokKenneth SmedhMaziar NikbergPublished in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2022)
Placement of a prophylactic retro-muscular stoma mesh resulted in a high frequency of RAM atrophy distal to the stomal aperture and patients with such atrophy had a lower risk of developing a PSH.