A technic for restoring intestinal continuity after left hemicolectomy for cancer of the distal colon and rectum.
Retroileal retroperitoneal transplantation of the transverse colon allows additional length for safe colorectostomy after left hemicolectomy in patients with short proximal colonic remnants.
D003082:Colectomy; D003106:Colon / Q000637:transplantation; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008646:Mesocolon / Q000601:surgery; D008722:Methods; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous