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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• AKIYAMA, S
• KODERA, Y
• SEKIGUCHI, H
• FUJIWARA, M
• HIBI, T
• KONDO, K
• ITO, K
• TAKAGI, H

Titel

Use of the double-stapling technique in esophageal surgery

Ist Teil von

• Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan), 1995-11, Vol.25 (11), p.989-991

Ort / Verlag

Heidelberg: Springer

Erscheinungsjahr

1995

Quelle

SpringerLINK Contemporary (Konsortium Baden-Württemberg)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of the double-stapling technique (DST) for performing esophageal anastomoses. A total of 17 patients, 10 with esophageal cancer and 7 with gastric cancer, underwent esophageal anastomosis employing this technique. Of the ten patients who underwent esophageal operations, eight received esophageal-gastric tube anastomosis, one esophageal-colon and colon-residual stomach anastomosis, and one pharyngeal-gastric tube anastomosis, while all seven of the patients who underwent operations for gastric cancer received esophagojejunostomy. Thus, a total of 18 anastomoses were performed. No problems were encountered during the anastomoses, and no leakage occurred in any of the patients. Thus, we conclude that DST is a safe and easy technique for performing esophageal anastomosis, especially intrathoracic or intramediastinal anastomoses.