Volvulus of Gastric Tube Reconstruction after Transhiatal Esophagectomy: An Endoscopic Solution

Necessity of routine thoracostomy tube insertion after transhiatal esophagectomy

Introduction: Transhiatal esophagectomy is a widely accepted approach for palliative resection of subcarinal esophageal cancers. This study was designed to evaluate the necessity of routine thoracostomy tube insertion in this technique.  Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on 123 consecutive patients with esophageal cancers undergoing transhiatal esophagectomy from March 2001 to Fe...

Intestinal-type gastric adenocarcinoma in a reconstructed gastric tube, after transhiatal esophagectomy.

Aortic valve replacement after esophagectomy with substernal gastric tube reconstruction.

A 67-year-old woman with a history of esophagectomy with substernal gastric tube (GT) reconstruction and left lower lobectomy required aortic valve replacement (AVR) for aortic valve regurgitation and stenosis. Through a median sternotomy (MS) with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), we performed AVR without injury to the GT. Careful peeling of the GT and detailed information of the operative field b...

necessity of routine thoracostomy tube insertion after transhiatal esophagectomy

introduction: transhiatal esophagectomy is a widely accepted approach for palliative resection of subcarinal esophageal cancers. this study was designed to evaluate the necessity of routine thoracostomy tube insertion in this technique.  methods: this descriptive study was conducted on 123 consecutive patients with esophageal cancers undergoing transhiatal esophagectomy from march 2001 to febru...

Delayed Gastric Empting Following Transhiatal Esophagectomy without Pyloroplasty: Our Experience with Endoscopic Botox Injection

Esophagectomy is accompanied with high morbidity, in up to 70% of cases as well as significant mortality. One of the complications is delayed gastric tube emptying, up to 30 %. Gastric drainage procedure like pyloroplasty may solve this problem. This procedure, although relatively safe, can lead to significant complications like suture line leaks, bile reflux, and late pyloric stricture. The ai...