title: Rotated intestinal anastomoses.
abstract: Using a technique of end-to-end intestinal anastomosis, based upon a 90 degree axial rotation, the conjunction of both mesenteric edges without peritoneal serosa is avoided; theoretically, this would be the weakest area of such an anastomosis. This theory was experimentally tested in the colon of rabbits and the technique compared with the usual, so-called exact facing technique, justifying its clinical use in the hope of improving the results of gastrointestinal operations.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003106:Colon / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D011312:Pressure; D011817:Rabbits; D012704:Serous Membrane / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014945:Wound Healing