[Use of single-layer anastomoses in intestinal surgery; experimental and clinical studies]

Reference is made to an experimental and clinical investigation of single-layer intestinal anastomoses. The techniques of Gambee, D'Onofrio, Lembert, Halsted Connel were applied in six groups of 10 rabbits. The survival and weight data, gross and microscopic inspection, and the stenosis index showed that the best results were obtained with Halsted's, D'Onofrio, and Gambee's techniques. An account is also given of a clinical series of 124 patients in which Halsted's technique was employed.