Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2013; 19(22): 3447-3452
Published online Jun 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i22.3447
Table 1 The results of an endoscopic peroral transgastric gastrojejunostomy on 10 animals n (%)
Technical success10 (100)
Functional success8 (80)
Number of stitched pairs of the T-anchoring device
44
54
62
Median time required to enter the peritoneal cavity and pull the small bowel into the stomach (min, range)34 (19-41)
Median time required to suture the anastomosis (min, range)67 (44-78)
Adverse events
Rupture of anastomosis site1
Insufficient efferent limb opening1
Small bowel adhesion1