Open AccessDoes pyloric drainage have a role in the era of minimally invasive esophagectomy?
Author(s) -
Tamar Nobel,
Kay See Tan,
Arianna Barbetta,
Prasad S. Adusumilli,
Manjit S. Bains,
Matthew Bott,
David R. Jones,
Daniela Molena
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
surgical endoscopy/surgical endoscopy and other interventional techniques
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.457
H-Index - 152
eISSN - 1432-2218
pISSN - 0930-2794
DOI - 10.1007/s00464-018-06607-8
Subject(s) - medicine , pyloromyotomy , surgery , pyloroplasty , drainage , esophagectomy , dumping syndrome , complication , pylorus , gastric emptying , stomach , gastrectomy , esophageal cancer , ecology , cancer , biology , duodenal ulcer
Pyloric drainage during minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) may be more technically challenging than with an open approach. Alternatives to classic surgical drainage have increased in popularity; however, data are lacking to demonstrate whether one technique is superior in MIE. The purpose of this study was to compare post-operative outcomes after MIE between different pyloric drainage methods.