Premium
SINGLE‐LAYER CONTINUOUS COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS
Author(s) -
BAILEY H. RANDOLPH,
VOO JOHN W. LA,
SMITH KENNETH W.,
HAMPTON JAMES M.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1981.tb05989.x
Subject(s) - anastomosis , medicine , fibrous joint , surgery , resection , general surgery
Since the first successdul resection of a colonic neoplasm was carried out in 1823, many attempts have been made to find the ideal technique for bowel anastomosis, in respect both of the surgical technique employed and the suture material used. We have finally adopted a single layer anastomosis with a continuous polypropylene suture. To our knowledge, no series of such anastomoses has so far been reported, and we now review our technique, first described by Allen in 1979, and our very satisfactory experiences following our adoption of it for virtually all colorectal anastomoses above the peritoneal reflection.