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[Inter-intestinal compression anastomosis in children]
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This study introduces a novel enterostomy technique using a shape-memory alloy compression device for children with intestinal atresia or perforation. This method successfully created intestinal anastomosis, avoiding common complications associated with standard enterostomy procedures.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Biomedical Engineering
Background:
- Standard enterostomy procedures in pediatric patients can lead to significant complications.
- Intestinal atresia and perforation in children necessitate surgical intervention, often involving enterostomy.
- Developing safer and more effective surgical techniques for pediatric gastrointestinal conditions is crucial.
Abstract:
Enterostomy of the afferent intestine with preliminary formation of an intestinal anastomosis with the efferent loop was carried out in 11 children. The anastomosis was created by means of a compression device of an alloy "with shape memory". Among the children who underwent operation 7 were newborns with intestinal atresia and 4 were children of an older age with peritonitis and perforation of the intestine. No operative complications were encountered. An intestinal anastomosis with a fistula-bearing intestine allows multiple complications of routine enterostomy to be avoided.