A new improved technique for placement of a pursestring suture on the edge of the distal part of the rectal stump using a skin stapler for low anterior resection.
Instead of a linear stapler or manual pursestring suture onto the lower part of the rectum, we placed a No. 2-0 Prolene suture on the edge of the rectal stump, using 12 to 16 clips and a disposable skin stapler. This technique is satisfactory for very low anterior resection.
Kumashiro
R
R
Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Japan.
Sano
C
C
Ugaeri
H
H
Madokoro
S
S
Maekawa
T
T
Kumamoto
M
M
Hideshima
T
T
Inutsuka
S
S
D006801:Humans; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures