A novel approach to lower rectal anastomosis: technique innovation and the preliminary report of twenty cases

Background and aims: To describe a practical technique innovation (transanal ‘Pull-through’ approach) as a feasible, safe and effective alternative to the conventional transabdominal stapler low rectal anastomosis in lesions of minimal anatomical distinction from the adjacent intact mucosa. Material...

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Main Authors: Abbas Alibakhshi, Yosra Jahangiri, Fereydoun Sirati, Sayed Mahdi Jalali, Mohammad Sadegh Nikdad, Arezou Abbasi, Mohsen Afarideh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2016-04-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936316300119