Excision of mid-rectal lesions by the Kraske sacral approach.
Christiansen J.
Thirteen patients had a benign and 4 patients a malignant growth of the mid-rectum excised by the Kraske sacral procedure. Two patients developed a faecal fistula, one of which closed spontaneously. Recurrence of a villous adenoma occurred in 2 patients. There was no operative mortality and no thromboembolic or cardiovascular complications.
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