Basic fibroblast growth factor-loaded hydrogel biomaterial patches for promoting the healing of esophageal anastomosis: An experimental animal study ...

Whether the jejunal Roux limb is routed either antecolic or retrocolic depends on the surgeon's preference. The gastrojejunal anastomosis is constructed by a hand-sewn or stapled technique.

Figure 1. Rearranged digestive tract after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Ingested food and drugs pass through the gastrojejunal anastomosis into the jejunum, effectively bypassing the absorptive ...

QNA DOHA: In a groundbreaking medical achievement, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has successfully performed a bariatric surgery using magnetic anastomosis technology which uses medical magnets to ...

Introduction After partial gastrectomy, gastric malignancy can involve the gastro-jejunal anastomosis and block the efferent limb causing gastric outflow obstruction (GOO) or block the afferent limb ...

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors in the world. In order to find out the influencing factors, univariate Cox regression analysis is used to analyze ...

PURPOSE: To present an option technique during the accomplishment of a "Roux-en-Y" hepaticojejunostomy that, allows future transgastric endoscopic access to the biloenteric anastomosis. METHODS: The ...

Figure 2. A 42-year-old male with a history of total gastrectomy performed over 1 year prior presented with recurrent nausea and vomiting 131 days after initial self-expanding metal stent (SEMS) ...

Recurrence was located in the neoterminal ileum and at the anastomosis in 88% of the patients. Early endoscopic signs of recurrence were small aphthous ulcers in the neoterminal ileum. Ileal biopsies ...

We reviewed the need and outcome of medium/long-term jejunal feeding for problematic gastric HETF. Methods Retrospective cohort study (database and clinical note review) of use of polyethylene glycol ...

Ruminant stomachs have four compartments: the rumen, the reticulum, the omasum and the abomasum. Rumen microbes ferment feed and produce volatile fatty acids, which is the cow’s main energy source.