[Transverse ilioperineal drainage after simultaneous operations on the rectum]

The work analyzes the first twelve observations of a through ilioperineal drainage after simultaneous abdomino-perineal extirpation and abdomino-anal resection of the rectum. The authors present convincing data concerning high efficiency of the proposed method of drainage. It has a number of advantages over other methods: it markedly accelerates the healing of the postoperative wound, preventing postoperative complications (suppurations, retroperitoneal phlegmons etc).