Rectocolic reconstruction via a modified Kraske approach.
In carefully selected patients, the sacrococcygeal approach (Kraske's operation) with rectal colostomy can save a patient from abdominoperineal resection without loss of continence. This procedure is also useful in the management of rectal strictures that occasionally occur after leaks from the anastomosis of a low anterior resection of the rectosigmoid colon. Three illustrative cases are presented and discussed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region