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Use of Endoscopic Titanium Stapler in Rectal Anastomotic Stricture

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Abstract

A quick and effective technique is described here for the treatment of rectal anastomotic stricture. It consisted of cutting the stricture using the Ethicon 35-mm Endoscopic Titanium Stapler™. A patient was treated here as a day-surgery case. Good functional and anatomic results were achieved on follow-up.

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    1. Simon S. B. Chew F.R.A.C.S.
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    2. Denis W. King F.R.A.C.S.
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    Chew, S.S., King, D.W. Use of Endoscopic Titanium Stapler in Rectal Anastomotic Stricture. Dis Colon Rectum 45, 283–285 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-004-6163-7

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