A Prospective Comparative Study Between Stapler and Handsewn Gastrointestinal Anastomosis.

Cureus · 2026 · PMC13033939 · PMID 41918642

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approaching significancep = 0.074so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

observed a leak in eight (28.6%) patients in the handsewn group versus three (13.6%) in the stapled group, approaching significance (p = 0.074), with mortality occurring in three (10.7%) handsewn and zero (0%) stapled cases (p = 0.038) [ 13 ].

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