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Patients with anastomoses at the anorectal ring, with or without anastomotic dehiscence, may develop large presacral collections. Such collections often drain poorly through the anastomosis, leading to chronic sepsis. A novel method of widely draining such collections by “marsupialization” into the bowel lumen with use of an endoscopic stapler inserted transanally is described.
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Stewart, B.T., Stitz, R.W. Marsupialization of presacral collections with use of an endoscopic stapler. Dis Colon Rectum 42, 264–265 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02237139
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02237139