title: The posterior approach to rectal anastomoses.
abstract: The posterior approach to the rectum provides excellent exposure for benign lesions which are too high to be excised through the anus but too low to be excised transabdominally. As an adjunct to low anterior resection, it broadens the scope of the procedure without compromising the requirements of a proper operation for cancer.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012007:Rectum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*