title: [Advantages and disadvantages of cervical esophageal anastomosis using a stapler].
abstract: The authors evaluate the advantages and shortcomings of cervical anastomosis of the oesophagus by means of stapler according to the following criteria: 1. difficulty of implementation, 2. immediate results--fistulae, 3. long-term results--stenoses, 4. costs. The authors operated, using a stapler, 26 patients who developed in four instances /15.4%/ a fistula. By comparison with a retrospective group of 21 patients with eight fistule /38%/ where the anastomosis was sutured manually, they found that by using a stapler the number of complications declined. A disadvantage is the high price of staplers.
authors.affiliation: I. chirurgická klinika FN, Olomouc.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Král
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Neoral
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aujeský
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D017792:Surgical Stapling; D013537:Sutures