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The Colo-Shower®: A new irrigator for intraoperative rectal washout

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Intraoperative rectal washout reduces rectal bacterial flora concentration and exfoliated tumor cells but compromises operating theater sterility. I present the Colo-Shower ® (Sapi-Med, Alessandria, Italy), a modified, disposable proctoscope for intraoperative rectal irrigation that, by collecting liquid flowing out of the anus during rectal washout, minimizes operating theater pollution. The Colo-Shower®, which has now been used on 100 patients who underwent ileorectal or colorectal anastomosis, is effective and easy to use.

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  1. Ist. di Clinica Chirurgica II, Padova University, via Giustiniani, 2, 35128, Padova, Italy

    Aldo Infantino M. D.

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Infantino, A. The Colo-Shower®: A new irrigator for intraoperative rectal washout. Dis Colon Rectum 36, 400–402 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02053947

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