Abstract
Advances in surgery have led to many technological improvements in surgical procedures. Surgical stapling devices have been used with an attempt to achieve better patient outcome. However, various pitfalls and several risks are associated with the use of staplers. There is a continuous evolution and improvement in these devices. Surgical stapler is a medical device which is used to place surgical staples. Surgical staples are specialized staples which are used instead of sutures to close skin wound, or remove and anastomose bowel and lung. Staplers have primarily been used in bowel and lung surgery, because staple lines are more consistent and therefore have less chances of leakage of blood, air, or bowel contents. Stapling is considered to be much faster than suturing by hand and also believed to be more accurate and consistent. The early instruments were complex and cumbersome to use. However, staplers which are now available are convenient, comfortable, simple to use and designed according to human engineering.
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Abbreviations
- GIA:
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Gastrointestinal anastomosis
- MRI:
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Magnetic resonance imaging
- PPH:
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Procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids
- USSC:
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United States Surgical Corporation
- USSR:
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United States of Soviet Russia
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Malik, A.A., Bari, Su. (2020). Staplers in Colorectal Surgery. In: Parray, F., Chowdri, N. (eds) New Treatment Modalities in Rectal Cancer. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7197-4_3
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