Experience of single layer Anastomosis in small gut
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https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v10i3.2377Keywords:
Single layer, anastomosisAbstract
Objective: To see the results of a single layer (Serosubmucosal or extramucosal) anastomosis technique in small gut. Design: Clinical trial. Setting: Surgical Unit-III, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore. Subjects and Methods: 30 patients including in this study received either through emergency or on elective list operated and end to end anastomosis of small gut was done. Results: A single layer suture technique is preferable to two-layer method. Patients including single layer anastomosis of small gut, recovery was good and uneventful. There was no anastomotic leak. Only 3 patients got wound infection post operatively. Conclusion: Single layer anastomotic method is increasingly favour for end to end anastomosis in small gut.
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