Dai Manaka, Sayuri Konishi, Kiyotaka Kawaguchi, Hideo An, Shinya Hamasu, Machi Yoneda, Masashi Fushitani, Takano Ota, Michina Morioka, Yusuke Okamura, Atsushi Ikeda, Naoya Sasaki, Ryuta Nishitai
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic total gastrectomy for gastric cancer is still a demanding operation because of technical difficulties, especially of intracorporeal esophago-jejunal anastomosis. METHODS: We introduced a newly designed method of anvil placement of circular stapling devices (CS) for laparoscopic esophagojejunostomy (EJS). A small incision was made on the anterior wall of the stomach, from which the anvil was inserted into the stomach and proceeded to the thoracic esophagus...
September 12, 2022: Surgical Endoscopy