Excision of mid-rectal lesions by the Kraske sacral approach
- 1 September 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 67 (9) , 651-652
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800670914
Abstract
Summary: Thirteen patients had a benign and 4 patients a malignant growth of the mid-rectum excised by the Kraske sacral procedure. Two patients developed a faecal fistula, one of which closed spontaneously. Recurrence of a villous adenoma occurred in 2 patients. There was no operative mortality and no thromboembolic or cardiovascular complications.Keywords
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