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Teflon® felt for closure of the pelvic floor after abdominoperineal excision of the rectum

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Teflon® felt has been used in ten patients without complication or delay in healing, as a satisfactory means of closing a large gap in the peritoneal floor after abdominoperineal excision of the rectum. The technique is described.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Sacre Coeur Hosptial, University of Montreal, 12245, rue Grenet, Suite 312, H4J 2J6, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Edward Farkouh M.B., B.Ch., F.R.C.S.(C), F.R.C.S.(Eng)

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  1. Edward Farkouh M.B., B.Ch., F.R.C.S.(C), F.R.C.S.(Eng)
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Farkouh, E. Teflon® felt for closure of the pelvic floor after abdominoperineal excision of the rectum. Dis Colon Rectum 23, 304–305 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02586832

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