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Intraoperative antegrade irrigation of the large intestine
Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics
|June 1, 1983
Abstract:
The technique described herein permits antegrade irrigation of the intestine peroperatively to empty the obstructed or loaded colon of feces. This procedure extends the indication for safe primary anastomosis of the colon during surgical treatment of the left colon, and our experience with 64 patients is described.