{"title":"Comment on: Three Versus Two-Rows Circular Stapler in Colorectal Anastomosis: Short Term Outcomes.","authors":"Jeremy Meyer","doi":"10.1177/15533506261425317","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This letter comments on a recent study comparing two-row and three-row circular staplers in colorectal cancer surgery. We highlight methodological limitations related to the use of historical controls, evolving perioperative practices, and limited event numbers, which may confound the observed reduction in anastomotic leakage. Current evidence does not conclusively support the superiority of triple-row staplers, underscoring the need for prospective studies using standardized modern protocols.</p>","PeriodicalId":22095,"journal":{"name":"Surgical Innovation","volume":" ","pages":"535-536"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2000,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Surgical Innovation","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15533506261425317","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/2/11 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"SURGERY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This letter comments on a recent study comparing two-row and three-row circular staplers in colorectal cancer surgery. We highlight methodological limitations related to the use of historical controls, evolving perioperative practices, and limited event numbers, which may confound the observed reduction in anastomotic leakage. Current evidence does not conclusively support the superiority of triple-row staplers, underscoring the need for prospective studies using standardized modern protocols.
期刊介绍:
Surgical Innovation (SRI) is a peer-reviewed bi-monthly journal focusing on minimally invasive surgical techniques, new instruments such as laparoscopes and endoscopes, and new technologies. SRI prepares surgeons to think and work in "the operating room of the future" through learning new techniques, understanding and adapting to new technologies, maintaining surgical competencies, and applying surgical outcomes data to their practices. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).