1. The use of mechanical suturing for the creation of anastomoses between the rectum and the small or large intestine;Kalinina TV;Klin Khir (Kiev),1966
2. Recent trends in the practice of sphincter‐saving excision for rectal cancer;Goligher JC;Ann R Coll Surg Engl,1979
3. The low stapled anastomosis
4. The use of staplers for anterior anastomoses