The Effect of Esophagectomy and Cervical Esophagogastrostomy with or Without of Pyloromyotomy on Emptying of intrathoracic Stomach

The Effect of Esophagectomy and Cervical Esophagogastrostomy with or Without of Pyloromyotomy on Emptying of intrathoracic Stomach

AbstractBackground and purpose: A gastric conduit is usually used to reconstruct the foregut after esophagectomy for cancer. The gastric emptying may be impaired after this operation, so some esophageal surgeons routinely add a pyloric drainage procedure. The aim of this study was to determine the e...

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Main Authors: H. Tirgar Fakheri, M.D., I. Maleki, M.D., F. Mahbob, M.D., A.R. Khalilian, Ph.D, S.L. Afzali, M.D, H. Khani, M.D, Gh.A. Godazandeh, M.D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Esophageal cancer
Esophagectomy
Cervical esophagogastrostomy
Pyloromyotomy
Gastric emptying
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