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. 1979 Oct;22(7):452-4.
doi: 10.1007/BF02586926.

Use of glucagon in conjunction with the end-to-end anastomosis (EEA) stapling device for low anterior anastomoses

F J Harford Jr

Use of glucagon in conjunction with the end-to-end anastomosis (EEA) stapling device for low anterior anastomoses

F J Harford Jr. Dis Colon Rectum. 1979 Oct.

Abstract

We have found intravenous glucagon useful in overcoming the spasm of the rectal stump that one sometimes encounters while performing transanal end-to-end anastomosis using the EEA stapling device.

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