[Comparative results of EEA and SPTU staplers used for colo-rectal anastomoses in 260 patients (author's transl)].

The EEA and SPTU circular suturing staplers were used for colorectal anastomoses in 260 (116 male, 144 female) patients undergoing high or low anterior resection. 59 patients were over 70 years old, the average age was 62.1 years. The occurrence of anastomotic leakage after low anterior resection was 11.7% and 4.1% after high anterior resection. EEA was used in 225 cases (11.1% leaks) and SPTU in 35 patients (17.1% leaks). 25 patients (9.6%) suffered a complication during the postoperative period and 8 (3%) of them died.