title: Continuous vertical hemimattress suture for biliary-enteric anastomosis.
abstract: The continuous hemivertical mattress suture technique for biliary-enteric anastomosis has not been well reported in the literature. We used the technique with a double-armed monofilament absorbable suture (Glycomer 631) for 32 anastomoses in 31 patients. There was one anastomotic leakage (3.1%). The mean follow-up period was 683 days, during which time no patient developed anastomotic stenosis or cholangitis. The technique provided satisfactory results with lower cost than one-layer interrupted sutures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yachiyo Hospital, 2-2-7 Sumiyoshi-cho, Anjo, 446-8510, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigeaki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moriura
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: Taihei
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oshiro
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawahara
authors.forename: Takatoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001661:Biliary Tract Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004146:Dioxanes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011108:Polymers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures
chemical_list: D004146:Dioxanes; D011108:Polymers; C115507:glycomer 631