title: [Turnbull-cutait technique in low rectal cancer: Case report].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The surgical treatment for low rectal cancer involves an ultra-low anterior resection with complete mesorectal resection and coloanal anastomosis. Two-stage coloanal anastomosis such as the Turnbull-Cutait technique represents an option for patients with low rectal cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 69 year-old female patient with a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma (T2N1), located 4 cm from the anal margin. She received neoadjuvant radiotherapy. An ultra-low anterior resection and total resection of the mesorectum were performed. The intestinal transit was reconstructed by coloanal anastomosis using the Turnbull-Cutait technique.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Coloanal anastomosis with the Turnbull-Cutait technique represents a primary option for patients with low rectal cancer, avoiding a loop ileostomy, its economic impact and on their quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital General de México Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, Ciudad de México, México. Electronic address: bass_spl@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Jorge Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: de León-Rendón
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Cirugía Colorrectal, Servicio de Cirugía General y Digestiva, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vallribera-Valls
authors.affiliation: Center of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Surgery, Waldfriede Hospital, Berlín, Alemania.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caspari
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Cirugía Colorrectal, Servicio de Cirugía General y Digestiva, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Eloy
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Espín-Basany
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Anastomosis coloanal; Coloanal anastomosis; Colorectal cancer; Cáncer colorrectal; Turnbull-Cutait technique; Técnica de Turnbull-Cutait