BACKGROUND Aim of our study is to highlight technical details in pedicled right colon interposition locally in cases of long segment corrosive esophageal stricture. Lesion results from cicatrization of burns wound inflicted by chemicals. Restoration of swallowing is of paramount importance. MATERIALS AND METHODS It was a retrospective study involving adult and adolescent patients who had surg...

The objective of our study was to determine the effect of continuous jejunal interposition on gastrointestinal hormones after distal gastrectomy, and lay a foundation for surgical management.Distal subtotal gastrectomy experimental model were established on 24 adult Beagle dogs. Digestive tract reconstruction of the dogs was randomly divided into continuous jejunal interposition group, Billroth...

BACKGROUND The surgical treatment for obesity promotes massive weight loss and early improvement in co-morbid conditions such as type-2 diabetes. Because surgically mediated glycemic improvements are immediate, the mechanisms involved appear to be weight loss independent. Ileal interposition has been used to gain understanding of the relative role that the lower intestine plays in mediating met...

Abstract Background Rectovaginal fistula (RVF) after low anterior resection for rectal cancer is troublesome and refractory. Although various surgical procedures have been previously described, no definitive procedure has shown a satisfactory outcome. We present two consecutive Japanese patients who underwent successful surgery an RVF resection. Case presentation The were women (61-year-old 64-...

To the Editor—We have read with great interest the article by Zmora et al. concerning gracilis muscle interposition for surgical repair of a rectovaginal or rectourethral fistula. In the past, several techniques have been described for the treatment of these fistulas, often with rather disappointing results. It has been suggested that interposition of healthy, well-vascularized tissue may be th...

BACKGROUND Intraabdominal or mesenteric fibromatosis is a rare benign nonmetastatic neoplasm that appears as a sporadic lesion or in patients with familiar polyposis. Its evolution is unpredictable. About 10% of the cases shaw a very aggressive growth. CASE REPORT We presented a 22-year-old woman in whom an aggressive intraabdominal fibromatosis had appeared during the first pregnancy as a we...

A 46-year-old man presented with a 2-day history of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. The abdomen was diffusely tender, and the bowel sounds were sluggish. Chest/ abdominal radiographs (Picture 1, 2) and abdominal/pelvic computed tomography (CT) were performed (Picture 3). Chilaiditi syndrome is the interposition of the right colon between the liver and right hemi-diaphragm; the bowels conta...