THREE CASES OF GASTRO-JEJUNOSTOMY

Gastro-Jejunostomy with a Bamboo Clamp

Sir,?A male patient, aged about 35 years, a Kapu by caste, came to the London Mission Hospital, Kamalapuram, in July 1924, suffering from abdominal pain with discomfort and vomiting, of 6 or 7 years' duration. On examination of the case a diagnosis of pyloric stenosis was made and a date fixed for operation. As the equipment at this branch hospital was inadequate for the operation, a message wa...

The Effect of Posterior Gastro-Jejunostomy on Chronic Duodenal Ulcer

on the 7th May 1925, with a typical history of chronic duodenal ulcer, extending over 12 years. Within recent months the symptoms of pyloric obstruction had been increasing. He was operated on on the 8th of May. There was found a very chronic ulcer on the anterior surface of the first part of the duodenum, with great thickening, and a considerable amount of stenosis. Posterior gastrojejunostomy...

A Few Points on the Technique of Gastro-Jejunostomy

Gastro-Jejunostomy versus Partial Gastrectomy in the Treatment of Gastric Ulcer.

it is then reduced to twice a day. After this, the powder is left off during the day, butt a dose is taken at bedtime. This is continued for several months, and some patients take this nightly dose indefinitely. (5) The patient is told to smoke as little as possible. Directions as to food are given, and he is warned that if any symptoms appear he is to go on to milk for a day or two and take th...

In which cases surgical gastrostomy and jejunostomy techniques are inevitable?

PURPOSE This study investigated the surgical gastrostomy and jejunostomy procedures in cancer patients who needed nutritional support and endoscopy was unattainable. METHODS Operation time and procedure, anesthesia and tube types, procedure-specific and surgical complications, and tube replacement at the follow up period were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS 109 patients (44 female, 65 mal...