title: Laparoscopic pylorus-preserving gastrectomy with intracorporeal hand-sewn anastomosis.
abstract: To prevent stapled stenosis after laparoscopic local gastric resection by using autosuturing devices, we developed a technique for laparoscopic pylorus-preserving gastrectomy with intracorporeal hand-sewn anastomosis. We describe this procedure and present two case reports. The intracorporeal hand-sewn anastomotic technique is an important advance in the field of minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Koga General Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ibusuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugio
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uchimura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques