1. A surgical resection and reconstruction method for a tubular body lumen comprising the steps of:
Providing a surgical anastomotic apparatus having an elongate tubular body and elements forming a closed loop anastomotic
ring in the reconstructed hollow lumen and in a general anastomosis plane for reconstruction of the body lumen, wherein the
anastomotic ring is non-circular, and wherein the elements of the surgical anastomotic apparatus have a dimension greater
in one direction within the anastomosis plane than in an orthogonal direction in the anastomosis plane, whereby the greater
dimension defines a long axis for the elements of the surgical anastomotic apparatus; and
At least one of inserting and withdrawing the elongate tubular body and ring through the interior of the body lumen and longitudinally
along an interior portion of the body lumen with the long axis of the elements of the surgical anastomotic apparatus generally
parallel with the axis of the tubular body lumen.
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