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Surg Endosc
January 2025
Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, S5 7AU, UK.
Introduction: The role of concurrent pyloroplasty with esophagectomy is unclear. Available literature on the impact of pyloroplasty during esophagectomy on complications and weight loss is varied. Data on the need for further pyloric intervention are scarce.
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August 2024
Department of Surgery, Clinical Center, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
Surg Endosc
November 2024
Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, S5 7AU, UK.
Introduction: Anastomotic strictures following esophagectomy occur frequently and impact on nutrition and quality of life. Although strictures are often attributed to ischemia and anastomotic leaks, the role of anastomosis size and pyloroplasty is not well evaluated. Our study aims to assess the rate of and risk factors for anastomotic stricture following esophagectomy, and the impact of treatment with regular endoscopic balloon dilatations.
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October 2024
Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 USF Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Background: Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is a common complication after esophagectomy. BOTOX injections and pyloric surgeries (PS), including pyloroplasty (PP) and pyloromyotomy (PM), are performed intraoperatively as prophylaxis against DGE. This study compares the effects of pyloric BOTOX injection and PS for preventing DGE post-esophagectomy.
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November 2024
Foregut Division, Surgical Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; Chevalier Jackson Research Foundation, Esophageal Institute, Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; Department of Surgery, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States. Electronic address:
Background: Pyloroplasty is an effective surgery for gastroparesis. However, some patients fail to improve after pyloric drainage and may require subsequent gastric electric stimulation. There is a paucity of data on the efficacy of gastric stimulator as an adjunct to failed pyloroplasty.
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