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Triple-stapled low colorectal anastomosis for the narrow pelvis
K Sugihara1, Y Moriya, T Akasu
1Department of Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
Standard linear staplers for transverse occlusion of the rectum is sometimes too large to be applied in a narrow pelvis. A proximate TL 30 (Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ) is easily introduced and applied twice for occlusion of the rectum, followed by anastomosis with a circular stapler. This triple-stapling technique is a safe and easy procedure for low colorectal anastomosis in a narrow pelvis.