Jejunoileal bypass (JIB) was developed as a surgical treatment for morbid obesity in the early 1950s. However, this procedure is now known to be associated with multiple metabolic complications and has subsequently been abandoned as a viable bariatric procedure. Some of these known complications include renal stone formation, liver failure, migratory arthritis, fat-soluble deficiencies, blind-l...

Various surgical procedures are performed for benign and malignant esophageal lesions. These procedures include transthoracic esophageal resection through a right or left thoracotomy and transhiatal blunt esophageal resection (esophagectomy) without thoracotomy. The whole stomach, colon, gastric tube, jejunum, and free revascularized grafts may be used as substitutes for the resected esophagus....

We report the case of a 67-year-old man who was admitted to our department with acute rectal bleeding. The patient had had previous aortoiliac surgery with the utilization of an aortobifemoral vascular prosthesis. Diagnosis of aortoenteric fistula was made between the distal suture line of the right graft leg and the sigmoid colon. This fistula had an enterocutaneous component. After explorator...

Chronic mesenterial ischemia (CMI) is an uncommon cause of abdominal afflictions. The spectrum of therapeutic options ranges from mesenteric artery angioplasty and stenting to surgical revascularization. We used orthogonal polarization spectral (OPS) imaging to assess microcirculation after revascularization of the celiac artery and the superior mesenteric artery. Furthermore, we applicated a p...

Acute colonic pseudoobstruction, also known as Ogilvie's syndrome, is characterized by distension of the colon in the absence of a mechanical obstruction as evident by abdominal radiography. This syndrome is usually treated conservatively; however, medical or surgical therapies can be employed in refractory cases. Ogilvie's syndrome has been reported following cardiac events, such as myocardial...

bypass . . u r g r , j v r araarurruvss s v r r w * r c vsauyrsugcus rrr*a,rurcu wlth~n the I0;vearperiod of January 1978 to December 1987. Cervical complications accounted for 60% and the commonest was a leak at the colo-oesophageal anastomosis. There was one death due to undetected oesophago-tracheal fistula. The longest follow up was 10 years. ve oesophageal strictures