title: [Reconstruction of anus in low rectum cancer operation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  While low rectum cancer being resected with Mile's operation, the anus was reconstructed in situ simultaneously.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty cases of artificial anus were perfectly reconstructed in situ with transferring of the gracilis and invaginating of the end of the sigmoid for the outer and inner sphincter of the anus. The artificial rectum valve was used for the rectum angle.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The rate of excellent and good operative results reached 90.63%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results show that this method is suitable for radical operation of low rectum cancer and functional incapacitation of the anus from other diseases as well.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, 100th Hospital of People's Liberation Army, Suzhou 215007, PR China.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000601:surgery; D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative