Afferent and efferent limbs of the bowel are placed parallel to each other with their antimesenteric borders. Stay sutures of a 3-0 delayed monofilament suture are placed to ease the procedure. Side-to-side anastomosis is performed with linear stapler cutter (shown). The residual opening of the bowel is closed either a linear stapler (3.5–4.8 mm staple) or sewn closed with a 3-0 delayed absorbable suture in a careful running fashion. Source: Colorectal Anastomosis, Colostomy, and Small Bowel Anastomosis, Radical and Reconstructive Gynecologic Cancer Surgery Citation: Bristow RE, Chi DS. Radical and Reconstructive Gynecologic Cancer Surgery; 2015 Available at: https://obgyn.mhmedical.com/DownloadImage.aspx?image=/data/books/1577/bri_ch14_f013.png&sec=95458247&BookID=1577&ChapterSecID=95458184&imagename= Accessed: November 07, 2017 Copyright © 2017 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved