title: Staple closure of the gullet after laryngectomy: an experimental study.
abstract: Traditionally, gullet closure that is done after a laryngectomy has been accomplished with tedious and time-consuming suturing procedures. As an alternative to this, staple closure of the gullet has been growing in acceptance and implementation as a mucosal eversion technique. In this article, we shall present several aspects and considerations of this method of surgical closure.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D007825:Laryngectomy; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D014945:Wound Healing