Anastomotic reinforcement with omentoplasty following gastrointestinal anastomosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Anastomotic leak is a potentially devastating complication following gastrointestinal anastomosis. Some surgeons believe that reinforcing the anastomosis with omentum reduces the incidence and severity of anastomotic leak. A comprehensive electronic search of EMBASE, Medline, Web of Science and Cochrane databases was performed. Pooled odds ratios (POR) were calculated for discrete variables. There were six studies investigating esophageal anastomosis and 3 studies investigating colorectal anastomosis identified by the literature search.

Source: Surgical Oncology - June 17, 2015 Category: Surgery Authors: T. Wiggins, S.R. Markar, S. Arya, G.B. Hanna Tags: Review Source Type: research