Mechanical hepaticojejunostomy: can we use a circular stapler as a viable and safe alternative? —a retrospective study of a single center | Zendy

Nicolò Fabbri | Zendy; Silvia Ferro | Zendy; Francesco Bagolini | Zendy; Luigi Romeo | Zendy; Paolo Carcoforo | Zendy; C. De Giorgio | Zendy; Giancarlo Pansini | Zendy

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Mechanical hepaticojejunostomy: can we use a circular stapler as a viable and safe alternative? —a retrospective study of a single center

Author(s) -

Nicolò Fabbri,

Silvia Ferro,

Francesco Bagolini,

Luigi Romeo,

Paolo Carcoforo,

C. De Giorgio,

Giancarlo Pansini

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

gland surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.643

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 2227-8575

pISSN - 2227-684X

DOI - 10.21037/gs-20-387

Subject(s) - medicine , anastomosis , surgery , dehiscence , biliary fistula , bile duct , retrospective cohort study , general surgery , biliary tract surgical procedures , wound dehiscence , melena , fistula , biliary tract

Since the first years of the 1980s, some authors described the use of mechanical stapler for the creation of anastomosis in biliary surgery. However, the use of these devices has not spread during the following decades, and nowadays most centers usually craft hand-sewn anastomosis.

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