GASTROTOMY.

Foreign Body in the Stomach—Gastrotomy: Recovery

Technique of pancreaticogastric anastamosis without anterior gastrotomy : A point of view

At the Oncology Center at Army Hospital (Research and Referral), New Delhi, the standard procedure of reconstruction after a pancreaticoduodectomy has been a posterior pancreaticogastrostomy. Our technique uses a single posterior gastrotomy on the upturned stomach, irrespective of whether or not the pylorus has been spared. The anastomosis is done in two layers with interrupted nonabsorbable su...

Single loop-and-clips technique (KING closure) for gastrotomy closure after transgastric ovariectomy: a survival experiment

INTRODUCTION A safe closure technique of transluminal access is essential for the widespread application of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES). AIM To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a novel single loop-and-clips closure technique (KING closure). MATERIAL AND METHODS An experimental survival study using female laboratory pigs was performed. A gastrotomy wa...

An easy and secure pancreaticogastrostomy after pancreaticoduodenectomy: transpancreatic suture with a buttress method through an anterior gastrotomy

PURPOSE The aim of this report was to describe a new reconstructive technique of pancreaticogastrostomy and to also discuss this procedure's effectiveness for reducing the incidence of postoperative complications. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed early surgical outcomes in 21 consecutive patients who underwent this novel pancreaticogastrostomy after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Pancreaticogast...

High C-Reactive Protein and Low Albumin Levels Predict High 30-Day Mortality in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrotomy

BACKGROUND Percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy (PEG) enables long-term enteral feeding. The aim of this study was to identify biomarkers that may guide the decision of whether to perform the elective procedure of PEG. METHODS The medical records of all patients who underwent PEG in our hospital from 2010 to 2016 were screened retrospectively. Patients with mortality within a 30-day follow-up p...