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In the abdominal-transhiatal approach for resection of adenocarcinoma of the cardia or subcardia, and in laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy (LATG), the use of a circular stapling device has potential problems with the placement of the purse-string suture and insertion of the anvil of the instrument. We describe a new double-stapling technique for esophagojejunostomy and esophagogastrostomy, using a peroral intraluminal approach with a digital stapling system, a flexible shaft remote-control stapler — the Surg-ASSIST and Power Circular Stapler 21 mm (PCS). The overtube of the flexible shaft of the PCS is prepared with a nylon tie and secured to a nasogastric (NG) tube. The flexible shaft is manually advanced down the esophagus with guidance by pulling the NG tube from the abdominal cavity side. The trocar of the flexible shaft is removed from the stump of the abdominal esophagus and connected to the anvil and they are approximated; the stapler device is then fired to form a double-stapled esophagojejunostomy and esophagogastrostomy. Our peroral intraluminal approach does not require a suturing technique, and it can make anastomosis after resection for carcinoma of the esophagogastric junction and after LATG safe and simple.
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Ohdaira, H., Noro, T., Terada, H. et al. New double-stapling technique for esophagojejunostomy and esophagogastrostomy in gastric cancer surgery, using a peroral intraluminal approach with a digital stapling system. Gastric Cancer 12, 101–105 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10120-009-0510-2
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