[Magnetic compression anastomosis (magnamosis)]

Over the last few decades, minimally invasive surgery has been widely employed in children. Its benefits are well known compared to the open approach. However, performing complicated minimally invasive procedures in infants and young children due to their smaller body cavities poses a great challenge and demands mastery of complex skills with a steep learning curve. Further difficulties are the hard availability and high-cost of small-size endoscopic instruments. The original idea of sutureless, simple, easily reproducible and safe bowel anastomosis came from some innovative surgeons in the early 19th century to avoid the usually fatal intestinal anastomotic insufficiency. However, the method of magnetic compression anastomosis, also known as magnamosis, was just described 150 years later. This alternative anastomosis technique eliminates the need for hand-sutured anastomosis simplifying and shortening complex surgical procedures and there is no possibility of foreign body response. Several studies have recently been reported to demonstrate the potential clinical application (including pediatric surgery) of the technique. Orv Hetil. 2026; 167(44): 1772-1777.