Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-8
pubmed:abstractText
SUMMARY: Anastomotic fistula represents one of the frequent causes of postoperative morbidity and mortality following transhiatal esophageal resections. The main etiological factor is the ischemia of the gastric tube created for digestive transit reconstruction. Evidence suggests that per operative hypoperfusion can be maintained or even impaired after the surgery. Several methods have been employed in an attempt to assess the blood perfusion of the gastric flap, but they all pose limitations. However, there is a chronological relationship between perfusion assessments, which are almost exclusively performed per operatively, and the occurrence of a leak, which commonly appears several days after the surgery. The authors have developed a method of gastric perfusion evaluation by single photon emission computed tomography scintigraphy, which corrects that temporal matter, allowing the estimation of postoperative gastric perfusion. It is noninvasive, low cost, and may be applied by the time frame when most fistulas occur. High correlation between the event fistula and the low radiotracer uptake in the group of studied patients could be demonstrated. A role in the research of perfusion evaluation of different types of esophageal reconstruction is suggested.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1442-2050
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
558-62
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Esophageal Fistula, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Esophageal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Esophagectomy, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Esophagogastric Junction, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Gastric Fistula, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Gastroplasty, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Perfusion, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Radioisotopes, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Reconstructive Surgical Procedures, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Risk Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon, pubmed-meshheading:18430187-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Perfusional evaluation of postesophagectomy gastroplasty with a radioisotopic study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Santa Casa de Porto Alegre Hospital, Porto Alegre, Brazil. gabiatti@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Evaluation Studies