Roux-en-Y Near Esophagojejunostomy for Intractable Gastroesophageal Reflux After Antireflux Surgery Omar Awais, DO, James D. Luketich, MD, John Tam, MD, Kashif Irshad, MD, Matthew J. Schuchert, MD, Rodney J. Landreneau, MD, Arjun Pennathur, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 85, Issue 6, Pages 1954-1961 (June 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.072 Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Figure 1 depicts a Roux-en-Y near esophagojejunostomy. This is typically performed with a laparoscopic approach in a retrocolic and retrogastric fashion. A gastrostomy tube is placed to drain the remaining stomach. Inset shows esophagojejunal anastomosis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1954-1961DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.072) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 This is a depiction of the change of preoperative (black bars) versus postoperative (gray bars) symptoms in the patients after Roux-en-Y near esophagojejunostomy. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1954-1961DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.072) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions