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Surgical hooks designed to temporarily secure rectal tissues by catching and/or pulling them during dissection, excision, and/or to perform other surgical procedures with minimal trauma. Surgical hooks typically consist of handheld manual stainless steel instruments with a shank bent near the distal end (usually at angles from 135 to 180 degrees) and finished in a blunt or sharp tip; the hooks typically include a handle at the proximal end. Rectal surgical hooks in narrow, short, and long styles are available. They can be supplied with a barb at the working end for better holding. Rectal surgical hooks are usually used during surgical procedures (e.g., removal of papillae and drainage of various types of perirectal abscesses).
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