Effects of bariatric surgery on the esophagusbariatric surgeryesophageal motility disordersgastroesophageal reflux diseaseobesityreflux diseasePurpose of reviewSavarino, EdoardoMarabotto, ElisaSavarino, VincenzoUniv Padua Dept Surg Oncol &Current opinion in gastroenterology...
Cancers of the esophagus and stomach have a major impact on patients’ nutritional status by virtue of these organs’ inherent digestive functions. Many patients with these cancers will require surgical intervention, which imposes further metabolic demands and compounds preexisting nutritional disorders. P...
The esophagus of the adult horse varies in length from 125 to 150 cm, depending on the size of the animal and can be classified into cervical, thoracic, and abdominal parts.15 As it courses caudally, it deviates from a position dorsal to the trachea in the cranial third of the neck to...
Surgery on the esophagus, stomach or small intestine This includes a broad list of possible outpatient surgeries. Some of the most common include surgery to treat a hiatal (stomach)hernia, to treat persistentgastroesophageal reflux diseaseor to remove precancerous or other abnormal tissues (lesions)...
Cardiothoracic surgery involves surgery on the organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs and esophagus. Cardiovascular Surgery Cardiovascular surgery involves surgery of the heart or the blood vessels that carry blood to and from the heart. ...
The majority of the esophagus is in the chest, so removal of the cancer commonly involves chest surgery. There are several approaches to performing an esophagectomy depending on the location of the cancer in the esophagus. Often, surgery can be done minimally invasively with small incisions, know...
enabled 20th-century physicians to examine deep-lying organs and tissues, thus significantly improving the quality of surgical diagnosis. Another contributing factor was the development of endoscopy, which made it possible to examine such organs as the urinary tract, the rectum, and the esophagus. ...
First, the researchers created an artficial esophagus(食道)and stomach made out of silicone(硅胶). It was like thatfound in a pig and filled with medical liquid. The robot itself ismade from several layers of different materials, including pigintestine(肠),and contains a little magnet(磁铁)....
Esophagus Esophageal surgeriesare prone topostoperative complicationsbecause of swallowing and respiratory motion, segmental blood supply, and lack ofomentum. Absorbable synthetic material is recommended for closure. Intestine The principles of intestinal closure listed below, proposed by Halsted, Travers, and...
The youngest one, the department of vascular surgery, became a special service in January 2000. Within the section of general surgery, subspecialization exists in upper gastrointestinal surgery, colon and rectal surgery, and breast and endocrine surgery. Major operations on the esophagus, pancreas, ...