Summary and Conclusions
The physiology of fecal continence has been reviewed briefly. The functional results that have been reported following various sphincter-preserving operations have been reviewed and compared. Details of surgical technic, as they relate to the functional results, have been discussed.
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Read at the meeting of the American Proctologic Society, Houston, Texas, April 25 to 27, 1960.
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Gaston, E.A. Functional results that follow sphincter-preserving operations for cancer of the rectum. Dis Colon Rectum 3, 210–218 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02616556
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