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A SIMPLE TECHNIQUE OF PALLIATIVE OESOPHAGEAL BYPASS OPERATION *
Author(s) -
Nambiar R.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1983.tb02439.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anastomosis , surgery , fibrous joint , stomach , closure (psychology) , gastric bypass , general surgery , weight loss , market economy , economics , obesity
Twelve consecutive oesophageal bypass operations using stomach, in which both the upper and the lower ends of the oesophagus proximal and distal to the growth were suture‐closed are reported. There were no complications directly attributable to the closure of the oesophagus. The longest surviving patient with a benign stricture is well and eating a normal diet 40 months after operation. Suture closure of the oesophageal ends is a safe procedure. It avoids a difficult subdiaphragmatic anastomosis, saves on the number of anastomoses required and therefore improves the chances of survival.