Keep in mind that I have a military doctor so their standards are different. My doctor said that the stats indicated that when they switched to the smaller stapler the cases of stricture went up to 35% as opposed to 2% when they used the larger stapler. She has done over 110 surgeries and only has had one patient with a stricture. The only issue with the larger stapler is that a leak can occur and take some time to close.
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