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Single-Admission, Staged Restoration of Gastrointestinal Continuity After Right Gastroepiploic Artery Damage

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Abstract

A case of iatrogenic right gastroepiploic artery injury during laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy is reported. This case report describes microvascular repair of the right gastroepiploic artery and vein. Subsequent intraoperative decision making with regard to a staged, single-admission successful esophagectomy is discussed. In this case of a single-admission, staged esophagectomy, the gastric conduit was be preserved after transection of the right gastroepiploic artery and vein.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e259-e261
JournalAnnals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume109
Issue number4
Early online date5 Sept 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2020

Keywords

  • Esophageal Neoplasms/surgery
  • Esophagectomy/methods
  • Esophagogastric Junction
  • Gastroepiploic Artery/injuries
  • Humans
  • Intestines
  • Intraoperative Complications/surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Stomach/surgery

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