Comparison of standard circular stapler anastomosis with or without circumferential suture enhancement in patients with robot-assisted Ivor-Lewis oesophagectomy due to malignant tumours of the oesophagus and oesophagogastric junction—a multi-centre, randomised, superiority study (STITCHES)

Abstract Background Morbidity due to anastomotic leakage is a major concern in transthoracic oesophagectomy. The aim of this randomised trial is to evaluate whether a circumferential suture reinforcement of the stapled end-to-side anastomosis in robot-assisted minimally invasive Ivor-Lewis oesophage...

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Published in:	Trials
Main Authors:	Janik Hinkelmann, Helena Reitberger, Bruno Bancke Laverde, Andreas R. R. Weiß, Maximilian Brunner, Robert Grützmann, Georg F. Weber, Christian Krautz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-09-01
Subjects:	RAMIE Oesophagectomy Oesophageal cancer Oesophagogastric anastomosis Suture reinforcement Anastomotic leak
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-08995-4