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Low anterior resection is performed for diseases of the sigmoid colon: high- and mid-rectal lesions down to 6 cm from the anal verge. This chapter describes indications, essential steps, variations, and complications of this procedure. It provides a detailed template operative note for the procedure.
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This chapter was contributed by Eanas S. Yassa, MD, and John C. Bryn, MD, in the previous edition.
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Gribovskaja-Rupp, I. (2017). Low Anterior Resection. In: Hoballah, J., Scott-Conner, C., Chong, H. (eds) Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44797-1_53
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