title: [Cervical mechanical anastomosis by transhiatal approach with a new circular stapler, Ehicon ECS 21].
abstract: Authors describe a new technique of mechanical cervical anastomosis using a new, particularly long, stapler, the ECS Ethicon. Mechanical anastomosis at neck level is difficult to perform with stapler now in use, so manual anastomosis is usually preferred. However the percentage of leakage is relatively high. The possibility of doing a mechanical anastomosis introducing the stapler through the pylorus is described. At the moment cases are too few to give a full evaluation of this new technique, but certainly it could be a valid alternative, safer and quicker, to manual anastomosis.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Clinica, Universitä degli Studi, Torino.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gasparri
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Casalegno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Camandona
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moffa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oliaro
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ferrero
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dei Poli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D016629:Esophagectomy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D013528:Surgical Staplers
vernacular_title: Anastomosi meccanica cervicale per via transiatale con una nuova suturatrice circolare, Ethicon ECS 21.