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Encyclopedia > Abdominoperineal resection

Abdominoperineal resection is surgery to remove the anus, the rectum, and part of the sigmoid colon through an incision made in the abdomen. The end of the intestine is attached to an opening in the surface of the abdomen and body waste is collected in a disposable bag outside of the body. This opening is called a colostomy. Lymph nodes that contain cancer may also be removed during this operation.




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Laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection (124 words)
The objective of his paper is to describe the surgical technique and report our initial results in laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection.
One patient with stage B2 adenocarcinoma and two patients, C1, were operated on by laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection.
We conclude that laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection is similar to traditional abdominoperineal resection.
Types of Surgery: Rectum (335 words)
Abdominoperineal resection is performed for very low lesions in the rectum (lower third--within 5 cm of anal verge).
An abdominoperineal resection, in addition to removing the entire rectum, most of the sigmoid colon, the mesocolon and its regional lymph nodes, removes the anal sphincter and leaves the patient with a permanent colostomy.
An Anterior/ Posterior resection preserves the anal sphincter and preserves bowel continuity by creating an anastomosis after the segment of bowel containing the tumor is removed.
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