Drainage of a pelvic collection with the Heald Silastic Anal Stent.
The Heald Silastic Anal Stent (HSAS) was designed to protect a newly constructed low colorectal anastomosis by keeping the anus open for up to 10 days postoperatively, and has also been used in combination with percutaneous drainage to treat a leak from a low rectal anastomosis. We describe a technique in two patients where the HSAS alone allowed adequate drainage of a leaking low colorectal anastomosis.
Department of General Surgery, Bedford Hospital, Bedford, UK.
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D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D039021:Colonic Pouches; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents