AVOIDANCE OF PERMANENT COLOSTOMY IN PELVIC MALIGNANCY USING THE SURGICAL STAPLER

  • 1 January 1979
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 54  (4) , 501-505
Abstract
The potential for reducing the number of gynecologic oncology patients left with a permanent colostomy may be achieved by the use of the end-to-end anastomosis (EEA) automatic surgical stapler. This instrument allows a rectocolonic anastomosis at a very low level (below the levator muscles), which is very difficult and poorly performed by hand-suture techniques. Patients (6) in whom a low rectocolonic anastomosis was performed with the EEA surgical stapler were described.

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