Feeding Tube Insertion Through the Round Ligament of Liver: A Safe Approach to Placing a Feeding Tube for Retrosternal Gastric Tube Reconstruction after Esophagectomy Masayuki Watanabe, MD, PhD, FACS, Kojiro Etoh, MD, Yohei Nagai, MD, Yoshifumi Baba, MD, PhD, Masaaki Iwatsuki, MD, PhD, Takatsugu Ishimoto, MD, PhD, Yasuo Sakamoto, MD, PhD, Yuji Miyamoto, MD, PhD, Naoya Yoshida, MD, PhD, Hideo Baba, MD, PhD, FACS Journal of the American College of Surgeons Volume 213, Issue 5, Pages e21-e22 (November 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.08.007 Copyright © 2011 American College of Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 (A) CT of patient with jejunal volvulus due to feeding jejunostomy scar at 2 years after esophagectomy. Enlarged and distorted vessels are observed. (B) CT of patient with abscess formation around the gastrostomy insertion. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2011 213, e21-e22DOI: (10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.08.007) Copyright © 2011 American College of Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 CT of patient after gastrectomy using the novel method. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2011 213, e21-e22DOI: (10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.08.007) Copyright © 2011 American College of Surgeons Terms and Conditions