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In anterior resection with anastomosis using the double-staple technique for low-lying rectal cancer in male patients, the approach to the anal canal with a stapling instrument via the abdominal area is limited by the narrow pelvis. The stapling and transection of the anal canal via the posterior transsacral approach prior to performing an anterior resection thus enables the lower rectum and anal canal to be visualized, so that the anal canal can be accurately stapled and transected even in male patients with a narrow pelvis.
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Supported, in part, by a Grant-in-Aid for Cancer Research from the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare, and Scientific Research from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
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Hida, JI., Yasutomi, M., Maruyama, T. et al. Anterior resection following posterior transsacral stapling and transection of the anal canal for low-lying rectal cancer in males. Surg Today 28, 768–769 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02484627
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02484627