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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2016-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Coloproctology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936316300119 |