Outcomes of a novel double-stapled anastomotic technique in esophagectomy

JTCVS Tech. 2024 Aug 29:28:168-172. doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2024.08.007. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Authors

Caroline M Godfrey¹, Eric L Grogan², Hannah N Marmor³, Sigrid L Johannesen Ringenberg⁴, Caitlin Demarest^{2

3}, Eric S Lambright³, Jonathan C Nesbitt³

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.
² Division of Thoracic Surgery, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tenn.
³ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.
⁴ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Houston, Tex.

Abstract

The double-stapled (DS) anastomotic technique associates with lower odds of anastomotic leak and stricture. SS, Single posterior stapled.

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