# Supporting or complicating? The role of rods and bridges in loop stomas: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis with GRADE evaluation and trial sequential analysis

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/supporting-or-complicating-the-role-of-rods-and-bridges-in-loop-stomas-a/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Mohamed Abo Zeid,Kareem Khalefa,Lamees Taman,Kareem Ibraheem,Ahmed Elkelany,Habiba Abdelhameed Elrefaey,Habiba Tariq Saeed,Youssef Noureldin,Amr M. Abou Elezz |
| Citations | 0 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13304-025-02455-z |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | hybrid |
| OA URL | https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13304-025-02455-z.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W4416920658 |
| PMID | 41331227 |
| Type | review |
| Year | 2025 |

## Paper authors

- [Kareem Khalefa](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kareem-khalefa/)

## Paper journal

- [Updates in Surgery](https://scholariq.org/journals/updates-in-surgery/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Stoma care and complications](https://scholariq.org/topics/stoma-care-and-complications/)

## Paper topics

- [Stoma care and complications](https://scholariq.org/topics/stoma-care-and-complications/)
- [Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/colorectal-cancer-surgical-treatments/)
- [Surgical site infection prevention](https://scholariq.org/topics/surgical-site-infection-prevention/)

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