Background: In addition to improvement in staplers, surgeons have made some ingenious changes in stapling techniques. There are few reports that have examined in detail the effect of one ingenious change, the slow-firing method, on the malformation of staples. In this study, the...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i2031473
Background: One of the complications of endoscopic surgery is port-site hernia. The risk of port-site hernia is minimized by proper port-site closure, which relies on appropriate characterization of the fascia, particularly the direction of fascial fissures. Methods: The followin...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i1931442
Background: Anastomotic leakage is a serious complication in colorectal surgery, often associated with higher morbidity and mortality. Even with advances in medical technology and devices, the rates of anastomotic leakage is not on downward trend. We describe our experimental and...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i530840
Introduction: Inverting stripping resection is a well-described method of esophageal surgery. Although the indications for this procedure have decreased due to the widespread of endoscopic mucosal resection and the advancement of thoracoscopic surgery, familiarity with this proce...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/42250
The quality of life for patients with inoperative esophageal cancer is poor due to dysphagia caused by stenosis or development of a tracheoesophageal fistula. One option for these patients is bypass surgery. These patients are often medical compromised and have a poor prognosis....
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/38581
Background: Few studies have investigated or verified the deformation of staples surgically administered in the human stomach. The shape of the formed staple must represent the characteristics of the stapler used. Methods: In cases of gastrectomy, the shape of staples administere...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/37226
Masahiro Kimura, Hironori Tanaka, Motoki Hato, Satoshi Taniwaki, Yasuyuki Shibata, Kotaro Mizuno, Nobuo Ochi, Yoichiro Mori, Takaya Nagasaki, Shuhei Ueno & Yuki Eguchi·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Background: Staplers make it possible to create a gastrointestinal anastomosis quickly, easily, and securely. Staplers have undergone several improvements. We herein evaluate the effect of a new stapler with unique surface gripping technology that provides a superior tissue grip...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/30153
The “Type of Article” of this paper is “Letter to the Editor”. This paper discuses about: “Relationship between the Characteristics of Staplers and Malformation of Staples”. No formal abstract is available. Readers are requested to read the full article.
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26360
Introduction: The improvement of stapling devices has been remarkable. As the stapler evolved from two lines to three lines of staples, the lateral strength of the anastomosis increased. However, the strength of the crotch did not change and the crotch remains the weak point of t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26589
Background: In gastrointestinal surgery, the quality of anastomosis is one of the most important factors influencing the postoperative course. The purpose of this study was to verify the effectiveness and the mechanism of one type of reinforcement material. Methods: We analyzed t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25657