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An instrument for colorectal anastomosis without sutures

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Summary and Conclusions

A new instrument for joining the colon to the lower part of the rectum without sutures has been described. Initial tests in dogs and its use in one patient have been satisfactory. Further trial of the device is considered justified.

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  1. From the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota

    George A. Hallenbeck M.D., Edward S. Judd M.D. & Claude David M.D.

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  1. George A. Hallenbeck M.D.
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  2. Edward S. Judd M.D.
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  3. Claude David M.D.
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This study was supported in part by a grant from the Research Foundation of the American Proctological Society.

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Hallenbeck, G.A., Judd, E.S. & David, C. An instrument for colorectal anastomosis without sutures. Dis Colon Rectum 6, 98–101 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02633459

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