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Murine Ileocolic Bowel Resection with Primary Anastomosis
Published on: October 29, 2014
Totally stapled Kono-S anastomosis for Crohn's disease
G Bislenghi1, S Devriendt2, A Wolthuis2
1Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, 3000, Leuven, Belgium. gabriele.bislenghi@uzleuven.be.
Abstract:
Postoperative recurrence (POR) rates after resection for Crohn's disease (CD) are high. Whether the type of anastomosis affects POR is still debated. Recently, an anti-mesenteric hand-sewn end-to-end anastomosis (Kono-S) has been proposed as an additional measure to reduce recurrence. A randomized controlled trial demonstrated a significant reduction of endoscopic and clinical POR when the Kono-S anastomosis was compared to stapled ileocolic side-to-side anastomosis. However the hand- sewn technique might potentially limit use of this new type of anastomosis. The aim of this paper was to illustrate the technique of a totally stapled Kono-S anastomosis, and to discuss its potential advantages in surgery for CD.
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