title: Dangers in the use of staplers in liver surgery.
abstract: The use of endoscopic vascular staplers has become common practice in recent years both in open and minimally invasive surgery. The technological advances, however, are not free of problems. In our practice, we have come across two cases where the Endopath ETS Flex 45 Endoscopic Articulating Linear Cutter failed with dangerous consequences.
authors.affiliation: Regional Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Unit for Surrey and Sussex, The Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, UK.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riga
authors.forename: Nariman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karanjia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013528:Surgical Staplers / Q000009:adverse effects*