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A sigmoidoscope to facilitate reanastomosis following a hartmann procedure

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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The use of a sigmoidoscope to introduce the circular stapler is described. This technique facilitates reanastomosis following a Hartmann procedure.

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  1. Perry EP, Peel AL. The staple gun head sizers: an alternative use. Br J Surg 1985;72:833.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland

    Peter Buchmann M.D. & Dieter Baumgartner M.D.

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  1. Peter Buchmann M.D.
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Buchmann, P., Baumgartner, D. A sigmoidoscope to facilitate reanastomosis following a hartmann procedure. Dis Colon Rectum 30, 145–146 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02554957

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