Zahid Ali Shah, Mah Rukh, Romana Mazhar, Amer Bilal, Mohammad Idris.
Effectiveness of Single Layered Interrupted Suture Technique for Constructing Gastroesophageal Anastomosis among patients of Oesophageal Carcinoma in a Tertiary Care Centre.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;16(1):546-9.

Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of single layered interrupted cervical gastroesophageal anastomosis following Oesophagectomy for Oesophageal Carcinoma in a tertiary care center of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Material and Methods: This study was conducted at department of Thoracic Surgery Post Graduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar. Duration of study was 20 months (from 21st March 2011 to 20th November 2012). Sampling technique was consecutive non-probability sampling. A total of 44 patients with resectable carcinoma oesophagus were managed with interrupted gastroesophageal anastomosis. Results: Average age was 55.32 years+ 13.47. Twenty three patients (52.3%) were male. Efficacy of the anastomosis was 95.5% (4.5% leakage). Conclusion: In the present study, single layered interrupted suture technique for constructing gastroesophageal anastomosis was found to be effective with minimal leak rates.

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