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Abstract
We have recently treated two cases of anastomotic obstruction after side-to-side stapled
enteroanastomosis. Complete obstruction of a stapled small-bowel anastomosis has not
been reported to our knowledge. The mechanism of the obstruction appears to be the
healing together of the cut edges of viable bowel beyond the inverted stapled lines.
An alternative method of constructing the functional end-to-end enteroanastomosis
that is offered is intended to prevent the occurrence of postoperative anastomotic
obstruction.
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Publication history
Accepted:
July 20,
1990
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© 1991 Published by Elsevier Inc.
