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Table 2 Pressure tests of the descending aortas of pigs by staple-cartridge type

Group		Diameter (mm)	Thickness (mm)	Staplar¹
				White		Blue		Green
				Pressure (mmHg)	B shape²	Pressure (mmHg)	B shape²	Pressure (mmHg)	B shape²
S	①	13.1	1.10	405	good	418	good	322	good
				380		rupture		leakage
				386		―		―
	②	15.1	0.91	357	good	300	good	350	good
				rupture		rupture		360
				―		―		leakage
	③	16.2	0.99	320	poor	290	good	220	good
				170		190		168
				leakage		rupture		―
	average	14.8 ± 1.6	1.00 ± 0.10	336.3 ± 86.5	―	299.5 ± 93.3	―	284.0 ± 85.3	―
L	④	23.6	1.70	314	poor	171	good	323	good
				leakage		169		303
				―		rupture		272
	⑤	21.8	1.23	230	poor	186	good	309	good
				125		rupture		300
				leakage		―		298
	⑥	20.3	1.70	220	poor	269	poor	223	good
				149		220		276
				leakage		leakage		263
	average	21.9 ± 1.6	1.54 ± 0.27	207.6 ± 74.6	―	203.0 ± 42.2	―	285.2 ± 30.2	―

¹Staple height (closed): white cartridge, 1.0 mm; blue cartridge, 1.5 mm; green cartridge, 2.0 mm.
²B-shape refers to the shape of the staple once in situ (i.e., the stapled condition).

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