Age

18–any

Sex

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

Patient has known allergy to nickel
Patient with bowel obstruction, bowel strangulation, peritonitis, bowel perforation, local or systemic infection
Patients who are participating in another trial
Patient on regular steroid medication
Patients who are undergoing a stoma
Patients with contraindications to general anesthesia
Patient with preexisting sphincter problems or evidence of extensive local disease in the pelvis
Patients after radiation
Patients who refuse consent

Evaluation of NiTi Shape Memory End-to-End Compression Anastomosis Ring (CAR) for Compression Anastomosis in Anterior Resection