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rectosigmoidectomy

Known as: proctosigmoidectomy, rectosigmoid resection 
Surgical removal part or all of the sigmoid colon, and part or all of the rectum.
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Abdominal CavityGastrointestinal systemIntestinesRectum

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Excision

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sigmoid colectomy

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2011
2011
Single-Port Surgery and NOTES: From Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery and Transvaginal Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy to Transanal Rectosigmoid Resection
Two different ways have been developed to perform endoscopic surgery. The standard way is multiport laparoscopic surgery. When… 
2011
2011
A novel single-port technique for transanal rectosigmoid resection and colorectal anastomosis on an ex vivo experimental model
BackgroundIn the context of natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), we developed a new set of rigid instruments… 
2011
2011
Comparative study of NOTES rectosigmoidectomy in a swine model: E-NOTES vs. P-NOTES
Background and study aims: Patients and methods: Results: P P P Conclusions: 
2011
2011
Transanal endoscopic microsurgery-based transanal access for colorectal surgery: experience on human cadavers.
Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) was described in 1983 for local excision of rectal tumors. In the context of natural… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Survival study of natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery for rectosigmoid resection using transanal endoscopic microsurgery with or without transgastric endoscopic assistance in a swine…
BackgroundThe feasibility of transanal rectosigmoid resection with transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) was previously… 
2005
2005
Laparoscopic vs open total colectomy: a case-matched comparative study
BackgroundOpen total colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis (OTC) is a major colorectal procedure which would preclude laparoscopy… 
2004
2004
Indications and surgical alternatives for palliation of rectal cancer
1991
1991
Single vs. double stapling technique in colorectal surgery
Seventy patients after rectosigmoid resection were randomized to a rectal anastomosis either in the single or double stapling… 
1983
1983
Crohn's disease in the elderly
Surgical procedures for Crohn's disease of the small intestine, colon, or rectum were performed in 25 patients who were 65 years… 
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
Abdominoperineal proctosigmoidectomy with sphincter preservation; five-year and ten-year survival after pull-through operation for cancer of rectum.
• For cancer of the middle and upper portions of the rectum it is possible to perform an abdominoperineal operation that includes… 
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