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. 1990 Jun;211(6):745–752. doi: 10.1097/00000658-199006000-00014

The double stapling technique for low anterior resection. Results, modifications, and observations.

F D Griffen 1, C D Knight Sr 1, J M Whitaker 1, C D Knight Jr 1
PMCID: PMC1358129  PMID: 2357137

Abstract

Since the introduction of the end-to-end anastomosis (EEA) stapler for rectal reconstruction, we have used a modification of the conventional technique in which the lower rectal segment is closed with the linear stapler (TA-55) and the anastomosis is performed using the EEA instrument across the linear staple line (double stapling technique). Our experience with this procedure includes stapled colorectal anastomoses in 75 patients and is the basis for the report. This review presents the details and advantages of the technique and the results. Complications include two patients with anastomotic leak (2.7%), and two with stenosis that required treatment (2.7%). Protective colostomy was not done in this series. There were no deaths. Our experience and that of others suggests that this modification of the EEA technique can allow a lower anastomosis in some patients, and that it can be done with greater safety and facility.

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