Esophagus - Other
The development of a gastrobronchial fistula is a relatively rare occurrence. The patient in this video underwent esophagectomy for esophageal cancer and a stomach pull-up operation was performed. A few weeks later, the patient experienced...
Interesting sizeable series, and a commentary that follows, on what is effectively a thoracic example of Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES).
...The development of a gastrobronchial fistula is a relatively rare occurrence. The patient in this video underwent esophagectomy for esophageal cancer and a stomach pull-up operation was performed. A few...
Management of subepithelial prepyloric gastric masses often necessitates complex surgeries, including wedge resections or a formal distal gastrectomy. With the high rate of morbidity and mortality, minimally invasive techniques to...
Patient Care and General Interest An accident during a sword swallowing trick was bad news for the performer’s esophagus. An imaging case study from Medscape walks through the echocardiography of...
This video demonstrates an esophageal replacement with a long segment super-charged jejunal interposition.
...This video presents the case of a patient with a very complex medical history. She was born with esophageal atresia and tracheo-esophageal fistula. She underwent an attempted primary repair, but...
This video shows a laparoscopic resection of a symptomatic esophageal pulsion diverticulum arising from the abdominal esophagus, in a patient with hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter (HLES). Heller myotomy and Dor...
This video demonstrates an example of a transabdominal approach for removing a large esophageal leiomyoma with the da Vinci robot system.The leiomyoma was associated with dysphagia, and was located in...
Surgeons performing esophageal surgery should have endoscopic skills to manage endoluminal situations. Meticulous attention to detail, draining infection, sealing leaks, and removing stents before they erode into adjacent structures is...
Laser-assisted fluorescent-dye angiography (LAA) was used prospectively in 150 patients undergoing esophagectomy with gastric pull-up to assess blood flow in the gastric tube. Anastomotic leak occured in 17%. Anastomoses performed...
Objective This video demonstrates a robot-assisted Nissen fundoplication through a trans-abdominal approach. History A 41-year-old male presented with a 20-year history of gastroesophageal reflux disease and associated reflux laryngitis. His...
While the standard of care for patients with achalasia remains laparoscopic modified Heller myotomy with partial fundoplication, there are many options available for patients to consider. Neither balloon dilatation nor...








