VOLUME 30 - NUMBER 51 - 2009
Technical advantage using curved stapler in narrow pelvis for TME in laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer
- Di Palo S., Vignali A., Orsenigo E., Staudacher C.
- Articolo Originale, 043-043
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- Rectal transection is often difficult in laparoscopic TME and requires several cartridges. The use of a curved stapler permits, with its single cartridge, a more safe closure of the rectal stump.
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KEY WORDS: rectal cancer, TME, curved stapler, laparoscopy.