Laparoscopic rectopexy using Protack staples - no mesh required

Mesh in laparoscopic rectopexy has caused controversy because of mesh-related complications. Suture rectopexy cannot be mastered by surgeons who are not competent in laparoscopic suturing. The use of Protack staples may be providing an answer to the technical problem of securing the rectum onto the sacrum, as this recent study shows.  

Laparoscopic Protack™ rectopexy: Early experience of a novel technique for full thickness rectal prolapse in children. - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/iIeHD51qxQ

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