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From: Anorectal autotransplantation in a canine model: the first successful report in the short term with the non-laparotomy approach

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Canine anorectal autotransplantation procedure.

(a). Preoperative design of circumanal incision. (b). Identification of pudendal artery (PA), vein (PV) and nerve (PN) (blue loop). (c). The harvested anorectal graft with preservation of the PAs, PVs and PNs. (d). Proximal rectum stump before transplantation. (e). Rectal anastomosis with mechanical staplers. (f). Autologous transplanted anorectal graft. (g). Magnified view of microanastomoses of the left PA (red arrow), PV (blue arrow) and PN (yellow arrow). (h). Perineal closure.

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