title: [Manual colonic anastomosis with continuous single layer suture. Our experience].
abstract: The use of staplers has produced a reduction on operative times in the colorectal surgery without reduction of anastomotic complications. We present our experience about colonic anastomoses (ileo-colic, colo-colic and colo-rectal intraperitoneal anastomoses) with extramucosal one-layer continuous suture in synthetic slow absorbable one-filament. In the period January 2000-January 2003 we performed 157 operations on the large bowel, with 113 manual colonic anastomoses. Our results are similar to the best series of literature. The hand-sewn suture actually represents our common technique for the anastomoses of the large bowel.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale T. Masselli Mascia, San Severo, FG.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Petitti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lippolis
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferrozzi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques