Complete removal of the TA staple line in double stapling anastomosis was conducted in thirty one consecutive patients who underwent curative resection of rectal cancer(group A) and the results were compared to those for twenty one consecutive patients who did not undergo complete removal of the TA staple line(group B). There was no leakage in the patients who had the TA staple line completely removed, but there were anastomotic leaks in three patients who did not have it completely removed, (p=0.054). A diverting ileostomy was performed for two patient in group A, seven patients in group B(p=0.04). The distal resection margin of all patients of both groups showed negative results for tumor cell. There were no pelvic complications in either group. Two wound complications were seen in group A; one in group B. Stenosis of the anastomosis line occurred in one patient in group A and group B. Local recurrence around the anastomosis line occurred in one patient in group A, two in group B. Complete removal of the TA staple line in double stapling anastomosis appears to be superior to the usual double stapling technique.
Anastomotic Leak ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Humans ; Ileostomy ; Rectal Neoplasms* ; Recurrence ; Wounds and Injuries

Hamartomatous polyps in the stomach have been described as gastric lesions of familial polyposis coli or not associated with polyposis coli. However, submucosal tumor-like lesion of the gastric hamartoma is very rare. We have experienced an unusual hamartoma in the stomach in a 69-year-old man. He was hospitalized with epigastric discomfort. Endoscopy revealed a submucosal mass at the greater curvature of the high body of the stomach. The resected mass measured 3 X 2 X 1.5 cm and was characterized by cystic dilation of glandular structures. The glandular structures consisted of various types of lining cells, including surface foveolar cell types, pyloric cell types and parietal-like cells, and irregularly arranged smooth muscle bundles and collagen fibers were noted. We report this unusual gastric hamartoma presenting as a submucosal tumor with a review of literatures.
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli ; Aged ; Collagen ; Endoscopy ; Hamartoma* ; Humans ; Muscle, Smooth ; Polyps ; Stomach

Pancreatic pseudocysts were complicated in 10-27% of acute pancreatitis and 11-41% of chronic pancreatitis. Asymptomatic pseudocysts require no treatment, but symptomatic pseudocysts should be decompressed. Surgical management had been the traditional approach to treating pancreatic pseudocysts. Endoscopic transpapillary or transduodenal cystoenterostomy were recently suggested as an alternative to surgery in order to avoid surgical complications. The success rates of endoscopic treatment was 65-94%, procedure related morbidity was 6-21% and mortality was 0-5%. We reported two cases of patients with pancreatic pseudocysts which were treated with endoscopic cystogastrostomy and proceeded to drain through stent and ENPD catheter.
Catheters* ; Humans ; Mortality ; Pancreatic Pseudocyst* ; Pancreatitis ; Pancreatitis, Chronic ; Stents*

The occurrence of papillary restenosis following endoscopic sphincterotomy is uncommon and usually reported as a late complication. Its frequency varies from 0.8% to 3% and at present, only a few reports describe the late complication rate for a mean follow-up exceeding 10 years. The diameter of the sphincterotomy opening diminishes by about 30% in the first year without further narrowing, suggesting that restenosis occurs mainly during the first post-sphincterotomy year. Papillary restenosis may be promoted by insufficient cutting and may depend on the indication for EST such as common bile duct stones, papillary stenosis, duodenal diverticular, sphincter of Oddi dysfunction. A bleeding sphincterotomy requiring a sclerosing injection is considered a potential risk factor for papillary stenosis. However, stenosis may develop in the absence of specific predisposing factors. A case of papillary restenosis following endoscopic sphincterotomy for gollstone pancreatitis in a 33-year-old female patient is herein reported.
Adult ; Causality ; Common Bile Duct ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Pancreatitis ; Risk Factors ; Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction ; Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic