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[Use of mechanical staplers in low anterior resection: functional findings]
F Crucitti1, G Clemente, S Furgiuele
1Istituto di Patologia Speciale Chirurgica e Propedeutica Clinica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma.
Il Giornale Di Chirurgia
|November 1, 1990
Abstract:
Twenty-three patients submitted to low stapled anterior resection for rectal carcinoma were studied by clinical questionnaire and manometry in order to assess anorectal function. Results were compared with those obtained from 11 patients submitted to the same procedure by hand suture.