Vitor Ottoboni Brunaldi, Omar M. Ghanem, B. A. Abu Dayyeh
{"title":"Physiological Archetypes of de novo Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy","authors":"Vitor Ottoboni Brunaldi, Omar M. Ghanem, B. A. Abu Dayyeh","doi":"10.1177/26345161231218918","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/26345161231218918","url":null,"abstract":"Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) is the most common bariatric surgery in the world. While clinically effective, recent studies have shown increasingly higher rates of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and esophageal motility disorders. We reviewed all the literature and unraveled the underlying mechanism of post-LSG GERD. Finally, we propose a new classification to help us understand the disease and guide work-up, treatment, and future refinements in the surgical technique.","PeriodicalId":508891,"journal":{"name":"Foregut: The Journal of the American Foregut Society","volume":"1997 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139160169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Treffalls, Christian P. Jacobsen, Nitin Das, Rebecca A. Medina, Marc Koch, D. DeArmond, Scott B. Johnson
{"title":"Delayed Esophageal Reconstruction: Indications, Techniques, and Outcomes","authors":"J. Treffalls, Christian P. Jacobsen, Nitin Das, Rebecca A. Medina, Marc Koch, D. DeArmond, Scott B. Johnson","doi":"10.1177/26345161231212388","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/26345161231212388","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to evaluate indications, techniques, and outcomes of patients who underwent delayed esophageal reconstruction. A retrospective chart review was performed for all esophagectomy patients who underwent delayed esophageal reconstruction from 2006 to 2020. Demographics, surgical indication, type of esophageal discontinuity procedure performed, duration between esophagectomy and reconstruction, type and technique of reconstruction performed, follow-up duration, change in body mass index, and overall outcome were assessed. Fifteen patients (8 women, 53.3%) with a median age of 57.6 years (IQR 50.5-66.7 years) were included. Etiology necessitating foregut discontinuity included: delayed postoperative complications in 6 (40.0%), iatrogenic injury in 3 (20.0%), strangulated bowel in 3 (20.0%), trauma in 2 (13.3%), and esophageal cancer in 1 (6.7%). Median duration of esophageal discontinuity was 277 days (range 105-1045). Eleven patients (73%) underwent a substernal colon interposition; 2 (13%) substernal gastric advancement; and 2 (13%) small bowel advancement in the posterior mediastinum with jejunum via Roux-en-Y. Complications were noted in 7 (47%) patients. Median decrease in BMI was 4.7 (IQR 1.4-12.4). Overall, 11 (73.3%) patients had a good outcome, 3 (20.0%) patients had a fair outcome, and 1 poor outcome (6.7%). The median follow-up duration since reconstruction was 4.2 (IQR 2.8-5.4) years. Delayed esophageal reconstruction can be performed with acceptable outcomes with careful preparation and often require lengthy recoveries.","PeriodicalId":508891,"journal":{"name":"Foregut: The Journal of the American Foregut Society","volume":"62 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139236648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Denton Aota, Eileen Natuzzi, C. Hair, Mai Ling Perman, Simon Wale, Scott Siota
{"title":"Palliative Care for Advanced Esophageal Cancer: Solomon Islands and Fiji Perspective","authors":"Denton Aota, Eileen Natuzzi, C. Hair, Mai Ling Perman, Simon Wale, Scott Siota","doi":"10.1177/26345161231211750","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/26345161231211750","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":508891,"journal":{"name":"Foregut: The Journal of the American Foregut Society","volume":"76 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139251307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}