title: Tracheal anastomosis using a metallic stapler. An experimental study.
abstract: Experimental use of a metallic stapler in tracheoplastic surgery is described. In contrast to monofilament sutures, the technique permits nontraumatizing tracheal repair and may therefore be advantageous in clinical treatment for lesions of the cervical and the intrathoracic trachea.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Fukuoka University, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshinaga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inuzuka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okabayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawahara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shirakusa
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*