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A new instrument for the performance of the thiersch procedure for rectal procidentia

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A new instrument for the performance of the Thiersch procedure is presented. It offers advantages over the traditional method of doing this operation in that it can be done through only one incision, reducing both the risk of infection and the trauma to perianal tissues.

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Reference

  1. Gabriel WB. Thiersch's operation for anal incontinence and minor degrees of rectal prolapse. Am J Surg 1953;86:583–90.

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  1. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

    Hyman Swerdlow M.D., F.I.C.S.

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Swerdlow, H. A new instrument for the performance of the thiersch procedure for rectal procidentia. Dis Colon Rectum 29, 145–147 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02555404

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