abstract background: esophageal replacement is indicated in certain circumstances including long gap esophageal atresia, severe strictures due to gastro-esophageal reflux (ger) and caustic burns. we analyzed our results of 18 patients who underwent esophageal replacement in our university hospital. methods: we reviewed esophageal replacements carried out in our department between june 1996 and ...

 Abstract Background: Esophageal replacement is indicated in certain circumstances including long gap esophageal atresia, severe strictures due to gastro-esophageal reflux (GER) and caustic burns. We analyzed our results of 18 patients who underwent esophageal replacement in our university hospital. Methods: We reviewed esophageal replacements carried out in our department between June 1996 and...

introduction: replacement of esophagus can be accomplished using different parts of the gastrointestinal tract, in various positions and in single and multiple stages. the aim of this study is to present the results of gastric tube interposition in children with congenital esophageal anomalies and severe acquired esophageal stricture.   material and methods: this series describes 22 patients wh...

This paper reports two late complications of oesophageal replacement using the reversed gastric tube described by Gavriliu. One patient developed obstruction of the gastric tube and the other a perforation of a diverticulum within the gastric tube, both occurring more than 10 years after the original operation. The occurrence of such complications should be made known to surgeons who are contem...

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE A small proportion of infants born with oesophageal atresia in which the gap between the 2 ends of the oesophagus is too great for an end-to-end anastomosis will require oesophageal replacement. Since 1981 the author's procedure of choice for oesophageal replacement has been gastric transposition. The long-term functional outcome appears to be satisfactory, but the quality of...

Introduction : Peptic ulcer occurs more frequently in men than in women, sex differences are less marked after 45 years of age probably because the incidence of ulcer increases in post menopausal women. The general assumption is that the ulcer differences between sexes are related in some way to sex hormones and that the female sex hormones protect against ulceration. The aim of the this study ...

Background & Aims: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection has been suggested as a cause of impaired drug absorption. his infection leads to alteration of the gastric acid secretion that may change the conformational characteristics of drugs and their intestinal absorption leading to uncertainties about the dose to administer and the therapeutic results. A systematic review was undertaken to ...

Two cases of severe metabolic alkalosis associated with gastric hypersecretion were successfully treated with dilute hydrochloric acid and a histamine H2-receptor antagonist given by intravenous infusion. This combined therapy with electrolyte replacement and suppression of gastric secretion is valuable in the control of this serious metabolic abnormality when conventional treatment is unsucces...