The ascending colon is mobilized and manipulated to see if it reaches the pelvis. In this case it did not, as it was restricted by the middle colic artery.
A bulldog clamp is placed on the artery to test the viability of the colon if the artery were taken. The clamp is left in place during the entire anal dissection.
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