title: Use of disposable stapler in operative cystogastrostomy for pancreatic pseudocyst.
abstract: Surgical stapling techniques are widely used in gastrointestinal surgery. These procedures are excellent in convenience and safety. We describe here a new practical application of the surgical disposable stapler, Auto Suture Premium Plus CEEA 34 circular stapler, for the operative drainage of a large symptomatic pancreatic pseudocyst. A 68 year-old man underwent an operative cystogastrostomy using this instrument. His post-operative recovery was uneventful. He is free from symptoms, and abdominal tomography shows complete disappearance of the cystic cavity. We believe that this is the first clinical paper that reports on the stapled cystogastrostomy. This instrument is very useful for creating a stapled cystogastrostomy, similar to one created in the standard open approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Iwakuni National Hospital, Japan. hima@orange.ocn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yunoki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yasui
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanakaya
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Konaga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamazaki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004209:Disposable Equipment; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed