 Blue towel was placed above the small bowel retracting the bowel to cephalad and at this point, immediately the rectal stump was well visualized, no evidence of bleeding was seen, and the towels were placed along the edges of the abdominal wound. 
Blue towel was placed above the small bowel retracting the bowel to cephalad and at this point , immediately the rectal stump was well visualized , no evidence of bleeding was seen , and the towels were placed along the edges of the abdominal wound .