[Techniques of mechanical suture formation in Swenson's operation in children]. / Tekhnika formirovaniia mekhanicheskogo shva pri operatsii svensona u detei.

The authors describe briefly the design and method of working with a special suturing instrument in formation of an extraperitoneal anastomosis by a modification of Swenson's operation in children suffering from developmental anomalies of the large intestine. The instrument ensures one-stage stitching of the intestine along its entire circumference before its resection. The anastomosis is formed four times more rapidly and the manipulation is more aseptic. Eight children were operated on with the use of the instrument and no complications occurred.