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...
Neck exploration showed no obvious neurovascular injuries, and the course of the 6cm blade was posterior to the trachea and esophagus. The knife was removed with “considerable force” as it was likely lodged within a portion of vertebral bone. The patient underwent esophagoscopy and bronchoscopy ...
Restrictive surgery, often referred to as "stomach stapling" uses bands or staples to create a small pouch at the top of the stomach where food enters from the esophagus. This smaller pouch may hold only about 1 ounce of food at first and may stretch to hold about 2-3 ounces. The pouch...
The new kid on the block is the transoral ROSE technique. Like the StomaphyX procedure, your surgeon inserts an operating system similar to an endoscope with four channels down your esophagus and into your stomach. As such, the transoral ROSE procedure is also an incision free weight loss sur...
Long-term side effects to this procedure are generally uncommon. • Some patients develop temporary difficulty swallowing immediately after the operation. This usually resolves within one to three months after surgery. • Occasionally, patients may require a procedure to stretch the esophagus (...
Certain eligible patients with obesity who, because of genetic resettingTM and other reasons, have had little or no success losing significant amounts of weight with traditional management techniques may eventually need to consider the option of undergoing bariatric surgery. Metabolic and bariatric surger...
Our purpose was to evaluate the safety of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) after esophageal, gastric, or duodenal surgery, a previously unstudied subject. EGD could promote suture breakdown at sites of anastomoses, ostia, or repair by abrasion or stretch from endoscopic intubation, torque, or ins...
Especially in the setting of recurrent disease, the tumor may extend to involve multiple adjacent anatomic sites such as the palate, tongue base, pterygoid musculature, hypopharynx, mandible for oropharynx primaries, and the larynx, esophagus, and prevertebral musculature with hypopharynx cancers. This...
These modified techniques are quite powerful but require training to become accustomed to the different views of the hilar structures. These variations in the standard thoracotomy approach often reflect individual practices and don’t always build on aggregated surgeons’ experiences, and also may be di...
Stretch closureAnti-reflux surgeryLong-term resultsBackgroundL According to anatomical investigations the whole esophagus plays a crucial role as reflux barrier in the pathogenesis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Morphologically, the spirally arranged muscle fibres present a tension-dependent "...