Application of compression equipment using the "form memory" effect and super-elasticity of titanium nickelide in surgery for rectal cancer
Vlasov, A.A.; Vazhenin, A.V.; Plotnikov, V.V.; Spirev, V.V.; Chinarev, I.B.
Voprosy Onkologii 56(2): 169-171
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0507-3758 PMID: 20552892 Document Number: 642963
The study is concerned with development of equipment for forming circular compression intestinal anastomosis using the "form memory" effect and super-elasticity of titanium nickelide. A sequence of technological operations is suggested, experimental tests and clinical trials carried out and immediate and end-results for anterior resection in rectal cancer are evaluated. Compression equipment for forming colorectal anastomosis proved reliable in long-term operation.