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Total proctocolectomy without the lithotomy position.

W H Weintraub·A G Coran
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Total proctocolectomy for benign disease can be done entirely from within the abdominal incision, thus, avoiding the extra time and inconvenience of operating with the patient in the lithotomy position. This procedure is quick and simple, and the visibility is excellent even in a narrow adult male pelvis, and the lithotomy position is completely eliminated. Results in six patients have been gratifying.

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W H Weintraub, A G Coran. 1975. Total proctocolectomy without the lithotomy position.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1188573/

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