title: [The mechanical stapler in rectal carcinoma].
abstract: Forty rectal carcinoma subjected to anterior resection using GF stapler during November 1979-March 1983 were reviewed. 32 were radical resections with the remaining 8 for palliation. 36 (90%) could be traced. 23/32 (73%) of the radical resection group survived for more than 5 years. Long-term follow-up showed that neither local recurrence nor 5 year survival was stapler-related. A stapler may facilitate the performance of a low anterior resection, but it is merely a form of technical improvement. Therefore, the principles of radical resection should still be strictly observed and indications for anterior resection should not be unconditionally extended.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D013528:Surgical Staplers