Applications of laparoscopic instrumentation to conventional abdominal and rectal surgery.
Laparoscopic instruments can be used during conventional open surgery to facilitate surgical removal of rectal tumors. The technique and instrumentation are described herein.
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Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Grant Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Miller
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Potts
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D004210:Dissection / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013528:Surgical Staplers