title: Laparoscopic totally stapled entero-enterostomy: a safe and reproducible new technique.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Laparoscopic gastric bypass for morbid obesity is a technically demanding procedure partially because of the necessity to construct two anastomoses. In this study, a new technique to perform the entero-enterostomy is presented.
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluated the procedure in a consecutive series of 100 patients who underwent laparoscopic gastric bypass. Intra- and postoperative complications were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No complications in relation to the construction of the entero-enterostomy occurred. No leakage, kinking, or stenosis was observed during a mean follow-up of 13.5 months (range 6-20 months).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This new technique for a totally stapled entero-enterostomy can be recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, Leuven 3000, Belgium.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lannoo
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Smet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miserez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Penninckx
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Hoore
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004766:Enterostomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017792:Surgical Stapling / Q000379:methods*