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We have found intravenous glucagon useful in overcoming the spasm of the rectal stump that one sometimes encounters while performing transanal end-to-end anastomosis using the EEA stapling device.
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Harford, F.J. Use of glucagon in conjunction with the end-to-end anastomosis (EEA) stapling device for low anterior anastomoses. Dis Colon Rectum 22, 452–454 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02586926
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02586926