title: [Total gastrectomy: a comparison between manual and mechanical sutures].
abstract: The authors report their experience of the use of mechanical staplers in total gastrectomy. The advantages of their use can above all be seen in anastomosis, in particular in high-risk areas like esophago-jejunal anastomosis, in which there is a lower incidence of dehiscence and mortality than when manual suturing techniques are used.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia Generale,Regione Piemonte, USSL N.30, Ospedale Maggiore di Chieri, Torino.
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Drago
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bigliani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kiss
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lanfranchi
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazza
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Piccoli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vitale
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D017792:Surgical Stapling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
vernacular_title: Gastrectomia totale: confronto tra suture manuali e meccaniche.