Abstract
Background: Leakage at an anastomosis is a major and often catastrophic complication of gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. Staple-line reinforcement with one of the several materials commercially available has been utilized to reduce the incidence of this complication. The bioprosthetic material, small intestinal submucosa (SIS, Surgisis®; Cook, Inc., Bloomington, IN) has found widespread applications in surgery. However, its ability to improve the durability of staple-lines in GI surgery in terms of burst pressure has not been documented. We hypothesized that SIS reinforcement of staple-lines in healthy living GI tissue would increase durability, as determined by leak rates at increased intraluminal pressures, compared to unreinforced staple-lines. Methods: Two healthy Yorkshire-Cross pigs were subjected to midline laparotomy and underwent small intestinal division (n=28) with GIA stapling devices. Half of the staple-lines were reinforced with SIS. The staple-lines were then exposed to increased intraluminal pressures by means of a constant-rate dye solution infusion, until staple-lines exhibited visible leakage of the dye solution. The intraluminal pressure was recorded at the time of visible leakage. Results: Staple-lines reinforced with SIS had significantly better durability as determined by analysis of variance and Kaplan-Meier survival calculations, with respect to leak rate as a function of intraluminal pressure (P<0.003). The mean burst pressure of the unreinforced staple-lines was 53 mmHg, while those staple-lines reinforced with SIS had a mean burst pressure of 83 mmHg. Conclusion: Reinforcement of stapled GI anastomoses with SIS significantly increases anastomotic burst pressure. These findings suggest a role for this material in GI surgery.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1379-1383 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Obesity Surgery |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2005 |
Keywords
- Burst pressure
- Intestinal anastomosis
- Leak
- Staple-line
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Nutrition and Dietetics