Single-layer anastomosis of the colon. A review of 165 cases.

One hundred sixty-five patients undergoing elective colorectal or colonic anastomoses with a one-layer technic are presented. One death from suture line dehiscence was noted, and the overall mortality was 2.4 per cent. The usual technic for esophagogastrointestinal suturing in French surgical centers is described and the importance of suture technic in the etiology of anastomotic leaks is discussed.