Perinjelil Vinu, Nkansah-Amankra Kwabena, Maraqa Tareq, Mercer Leo, Sachwani-Daswani Gul
Hurley Plaza, 7B Trauma Services, Flint, MI, USA.
J Surg Case Rep. 2018 Oct 26;2018(10):rjy281. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjy281. eCollection 2018 Oct.
Endovascular gastrointestinal anastomosis (Endo-GIA) staplers are widely used in various surgical procedures despite difficulties in operating them and associated mechanical failures. We present a case of a patient whose post-operative recovery was complicated by intraoperative Endo-GIA stapler failure, which is rarely reported in literature. Our report describes the behavior and consequences of surgical stapler failure so surgeons can anticipate challenges of newer surgical devices while maintaining optimal patient outcomes.