The Encircler. A new instrument for the performance of the Thiersch procedure for rectal procidentia.
A new instrument for the performance of the Thiersch procedure is presented. It offers advantages over the traditional method of doing this operation in that it can be done through only one incision, reducing both the risk of infection and the trauma to perianal tissues.
D006801:Humans; D012005:Rectal Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments