Extralevator Abdominoperineal Excision (ELAPE) - Perineal Phase

Rate:
3.2
Loading player ... The player requires Flash Player plugin
added:
a year ago
views:
10722
specialty:
Surgical Oncology

Case description

In this video Dr Vipin Goel demonstrate Extralevator Abdominoperineal resection in a Patient with advance low Rectal cancer. ELAPE involves total mesorectal excision up to Levator ani muscle. The abdomen is closed after leaving a gauze in front of sacrum. Then patient is placed in prone jack knife position and gluteus maximus and levators are divided laterally. Dissection is completed and specimen is delivering in a cylindrical specimen. 

tags: Extralevator Abdominoperineal resection rectal cancer ELAPE video total mesorectal excision TME gluteus maximus surgical technique


MEDtube Admin
Editor

MEDtube Admin

MD

This user also sharing

Recommended

show more