Anastomotic obstruction after stapled enteroanastomosis
Ostericher, R.; Lally, K.P.; Barrett, D.M.; Ritchey, M.L.
Surgery 109(6): 799-801
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0039-6060 PMID: 2042101 Document Number: 370945
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.