Nobuhisa Matsuhashi, Jesse Yu Tajima, Ryoma Yokoi, Shigeru Kiyama, Masahide Endo, Yuta Sato, Masashi Kuno, Hirokatsu Hayashi, Ryuichi Asai, Masahiro Fukada, Itaru Yasufuku, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Naoki Okumura, Katsutoshi Murase, Takuma Ishihara, Takao Takahashi
BACKGROUND: The most common postoperative complication in malignant rectal surgery is anastomotic leakage (AL). AL after anterior or low anterior resection in rectal tumors is a fatal postoperative complication. Recently, the first automated suture circular stapler, which is expected to reduce the incidence of AL, (J&J). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included a total of 248 rectal tumor patients who underwent double stapler technique (DST) anastomotic procedures in the department of gastroenterological surgery /pediatric surgery at Gifu University School of Medicine from January 2017 to December 2021...
October 28, 2023: BMC Surgery