Stapled gastro/duodenojejunostomy shortens reconstruction time during pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy

Figure 1 Schema of stapled gastro/duodenojejunostomy. A: Stapled duodenojejunostomy. The anvil was inserted into the stomach through a small gastrotomy incision, moved to the duodenum, and fixed at the duodenal stump by a purse-string suture. A circular stapler was inserted into the jejunal loop through a small opening and connected to the anvil for completion of anastomosis; B: Stapled gastrojejunostomy. The anvil was inserted into and fixed at the jejunum. A circular stapler was inserted into the stomach through a small opening made in the anterior wall of the antrum and connected to the anvil for completion of anastomosis at the posterior wall of the stomach.