A prospective randomized trial of hand-sutured versus mechanically stapled anastomoses for gastroduodenostomy after distal gastrectomy

Although mechanical stapling is now an established alternative to conventional hand suturing for the construction of gastrointestinal anastomoses, its role in gastroduodenostomy remains to be defined. We compared the clinical outcome after mechanical stapling with that after hand suturing in patients who underwent gastroduodenostomy after distal gastrectomy.