Abstract
A technique involving the use of an end-to-end anastomosing stapler for low anterior resection has been modified to allow for a low colorectal anastomosis with an anus-pushing rubber adapter. The facility and safety of this procedure, under direct vision, has been confirmed.
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Kumashiro, R., Sano, C. & Inutsuka, S. An adapter for stapling of a colorectal anastomosis. Dis Colon Rectum 33, 243–244 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02134189
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02134189