BIO-FRAGMENTABLE ANASTOMOSIS RING IN UROLOGICAL SURGERY INVOLVING THEGASTROINTESTINAL-TRACT - EARLY EXPERIENCE AND A HISTORICAL REVIEW OF MECHANICAL INTESTINAL ANASTOMOSIS

We present our experience with use of a bio-fragmentable mechanical de vice for intestinal anastomosis in 14 patients. No anastomotic leakage occurred in our patients. The technique was easy to learn and shorten ed the operating time by at least 30 minutes. Our impression is that d uring time-consuming extensive once-urological procedures involving th e gastrointestinal tract, the use of such a device allows for a shorte r operative time to the benefit of the patient and surgeon.