Rectosigmoidectomy with ileal loop interposition: a new surgical method for the treatment of chagasic megacolon.

Abstract

Rectosigmoidectomy with interposition of an ileal segment is a new therapeutic option for chagasic megacolon that has several advantages in relation to the other techniques because of its ease of execution, lack of complications such as those seen in pull-through procedures, and a low recurrence rate.