title: Modified technique for handsewn anastomosis following abdominoperineal pull-through operation.
abstract: A modified technique for handsewn anastomosis after abdominoperineal pull-through resection is described. The technique is a continuous locked modification of the Gambee suture. Simplicity, rapidity, reliability, and firmness are the advantages of this technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Akita University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Tur
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kotanagi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koyama
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques