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Intersphincteric surgical access is proposed to treat villous adenomas of the posterior rectal wall, not accessible to an endoanal approach, in which anterior resection is not suitable because of the poor general condition of the patient.
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Selvaggi, F., di Carlo, E.S., Maffettone, V. et al. Intersphincteric surgical access to the rectum for the treatment of villous adenomas. Dis Colon Rectum 35, 92–94 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02053348
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