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18480085

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-21
pubmed:abstractText
Esophagectomy can be associated with significant peri-operative morbidity such as leaks and strictures. Gastric ischemia as a result of gastric devascularization is one of the several contributing factors that may play a role in development of these complications. In an attempt to improve gastric tissue perfusion, a technique of gastric ischemic conditioning was proposed. For patients with esophageal cancer and at the time of laparoscopic staging, partial gastric devascularization is achieved by division of the left gastric vessels. Esophagectomy is subsequently performed several days after the gastric ischemic conditioning procedure. Our experience showed that preoperative ligation of left gastric vessels prior to esophagogastrectomy is technically feasible and safe and may decrease ischemic complications such as leaks and strictures.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1553-3506
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
132-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Laparoscopic gastric ischemic conditioning prior to esophagogastrectomy: technique and review.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75216, USA. esteban.varela@utsouthwestern.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review