Hand-sewn versus stapled anastomoses for esophagectomy: We will probably never know which is better.

JTCVS Open · 2021 · PMC9390502 · PMID 36003702

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Hand-sewn anastomosis group had a 31% increased incidence of anastomotic stricture; however, the statistical significance was borderline significant (OR, 1.31; 95% CI, 1.00-1.7).

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