title: Contemporary stapling instruments and basic mechanical suture techniques.
abstract: This article provides a description and demonstration of the basic linear staple closures and anastomoses, as well as of circular anastomoses. Depending on the technique used, bowel may be closed in a mucosa-to-mucosa or serosa-to-serosa fashion, and comparable results with either modality are demonstrated.
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*