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The placement of a pelvic drain after abdominoperineal resection of the rectum is a routine practice. We present a simple technique for laparoscopic placement of such a drain through the abdominal wall following laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection.
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Reissman, P., Cohen, S.M., Weiss, E.G. et al. Simple technique for pelvic drain placement in laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection. Dis Colon Rectum 37, 381–382 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02053602
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02053602