title: A simple technique for circular-stapled Billroth I reconstruction in laparoscopic gastrectomy.
abstract: A simple surgical technique that facilitates circular-stapled Billroth I gastroduodenostomy in laparoscopic distal gastrectomy is described. After standard laparoscopic mobilization of the distal stomach, a small duodenotomy is made just distal to the pyloric ring. The anvil of a circular-stapling device, secured with a Vicryl suture, is introduced via the duodenotomy. The Vicryl suture is advanced anteriorly so that a center rod penetrates the anterior duodenal wall. The duodenum is staple-transected at this point, and the center rod is wrapped with the stapled duodenal stump by approximation of both edges using a suturing device. The circular-stapled gastroduodenostomy then is completed in a standard fashion. The authors have used this technique for three patients, and their early outcomes are promising.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (E1), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, 565-0871, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Omori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Uchikoshi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
mesh_terms: D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005763:Gastroenterostomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D017792:Surgical Stapling; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D016896:Treatment Outcome