title: Gastrocystoplasty without opening the stomach.
abstract: We describe a modification of gastrocystoplasty using the GIA stapler to harvest the segment for augmentation without opening the stomach. This simplification reduces operative time and blood loss without introducing complication specific to it and has been successfully used in our first 5 patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, UCLA School of Medicine.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raz
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ehrlich
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Babiarz
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Payne
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D013270:Stomach / Q000637:transplantation*; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery*