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Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:308-312
© 1980 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Esophagogastrectomy Using the Auto Suture EEA Surgical Stapling Instrument

From the Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont, Canada

^* Address reprint requests to Dr. Goldberg, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Ave, Suite 446, Toronto, Ont, Canada

A stapling instrument, which creates end-to-end inverting anastomoses, is described for esophagogastrostomy. The inverted anastomosis is held together by a double staggered row of stainless-steel wire staples. Experience with 7 consecutive patients who underwent esophagogastrectomy for carcinoma of the distal esophagus or proximal stomach using this device is reported. Postoperative complications included atelectasis in 1 patient, cardiac failure in 1, and pneumonia in 1. A fibrotic stricture developed at the anastomotic site 5 months postoperatively in 1 patient. There were no anastomotic leaks. The stapled anastomosis takes 2 to 3 minutes to perform and seems to be at least comparable to handsewn anastomoses.

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