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Anastomosis of the descending colon to the rectum below 5 cm can result in fecal incontinence. We have reviewed 90 patients who underwent radical resection of the rectosigmoid colon with very low anastomosis that healed; 88 patients resumed…

Laproscopic sterilization techniques and the diagnostic use of laparoscopy are discussed. In a series of 1000 laparoscopic sterilizations by the 2-incision technique, there was a total failure rate, surgical and operative, of .4%. In a simi…