title: [Mechanical suture during resection of the rectum through the abdomen (author's transl)].
abstract: A mechanical suture using the URSS PKZ 28 or SPTU stapler was used in 30 low colo-rectal anastomoses. There were two deaths related to anastomotic complications. It is safe to establish a colostomy when the colon is not well prepared. Fistulae are frequent after palliative operations: this is a poor indication. Local recurrences are no more frequent with stapling than with manual suture.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D013536:Suture Techniques
vernacular_title: La suture mécanique au cours de la résection du rectum par voie abdominale.