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Creation of Colonic Anastomosis in Mice
Published on: January 17, 2019
[Colo-anal anastomosis. Our experience]
A Morlino1, G Tramutola, M T Rossi
1Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedale "San Carlo", Potenza, UOC Chirurgia Generale, Italy.
Abstract:
The aim of study is to report the results of our experience about ultra-low rectum carcinomas treated with anterior resection and colo-anal anastomosis. The surgery still represents the treatment of choice for the cancer of the rectum. The problems concern the conservation of the sphincter functions (anal and urethral), and sexual function and the reduction of the locoregional recurrences. From 2005 to 2007, 33 patients underwent surgery for low and ultralow rectal carcinoma (30 treated with neoadjuvant radio-chemotherapy, and 3 only with surgery). In 16 of these we have performed a colo-anal anastomosis, in 11 an ultralow colorectal anastomosis and in 7 a Miles resection. We report our updated results.
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