How the EEA Came to America

被引:4
作者
Morgenstern, Leon [1 ]
机构
[1] Cedars Sinai Med Ctr, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA
关键词
biomedical engineering; esophageal surgery; surgical oncology; STAPLING INSTRUMENT; ANASTOMOSES; TRACT;
D O I
10.1177/1553350613489189
中图分类号
R61 [外科手术学];
学科分类号
摘要
Surgical stapling instruments, a revolutionary concept in surgical technique, were introduced in the United States in 1967. Notably absent in the new family of American instruments was the circular stapler (EEA) for end-to-end intestinal anastomosis. This strange omission was corrected a decade later. The EEA is now one of the most widely used stapling instruments in the surgical armamentarium.
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页码:435 / 438
页数:4
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