| Search No | Search strategy |
| #1 | purse‐string: TI,AB,KW |
| #2 | purse string: TI,AB,KW |
| #3 | #1 OR #2 |
| #4 | linear: TI,AB,KW |
| #5 | conventional: TI,AB,KW,KW |
| #6 | traditional: TI,AB,KW |
| #7 | #4 OR #5 OR #6 |
| #8 | MeSH descriptor: [ileostomy] explode all trees |
| #9 | ileostom*: TI,AB,KW |
| #10 | MeSH descriptor: [colostomy] explode all trees |
| #11 | colostom*: TI,AB,KW |
| #12 | #8 OR #9 OR #10 OR #11 |
| #13 | #3 AND #7 AND #12 |
| TI: Title; AB: Abstract; KW: Keyword | |
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