Impact of Gastropyloric Motor Activity on the Genesis of Reflux Esophagitis After an Esophagectomy With Gastric Tube Reconstruction Toshihiro Nakabayashi, MD, PhD, Erito Mochiki, MD, PhD, Yoichi Kamiyama, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Kato, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Kuwano, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 96, Issue 5, Pages 1833-1838 (November 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.034 Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) Typical tracing of phase III after esophagectomy. Contractions of the gastric body were not observed. However, contractions that originated from the antrum migrated to the pylorus and then moved to the duodenum. (B) Typical tracing of phase II. Irregular contractions of the pylorus and duodenum were observed. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 1833-1838DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.034) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions