Marsupialization of presacral collections with use of an endoscopic stapler.

Stewart, B T; Stitz, R W · Dis Colon Rectum · 1999

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Abstract

Patients with anastomoses at the anorectal ring, with or without anastomotic dehiscence, may develop large presacral collections. Such collections often drain poorly through the anastomosis, leading to chronic sepsis. A novel method of widely draining such collections by "marsupialization" into the bowel lumen with use of an endoscopic stapler inserted transanally is described.

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