1. Esophageal Bypass Using a Y-Shaped Gastric Tube for Advanced Esophageal Cancer: Transabdominal Placement of the Decompression Tube 
Yoshifumi Baba, MD, PhD, FACS, Takahiko Akiyama, MD, Keisuke Kosumi, MD, Kazuto Harada, MD, PhD, Hironobu Shigaki, MD, PhD, Masaaki Iwatsuki, MD, PhD, Yasuo Sakamoto, MD, PhD, FACS, Naoya Yoshida, MD, PhD, FACS, Masayuki Watanabe, MD, PhD, FACS, Hideo Baba, MD, PhD, FACS 
Journal of the American College of Surgeons 
Volume 221, Issue 5, Pages e87-e90 (November 2015)
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2. Figure 1
(A) Schematic of the Y-shaped gastric tube followed by antegrade insertion of the decompression tube. (B) Fluoroscopy showing infection around the esophageal stump.
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3. Figure 2
(A) Schematic showing the construction of the Y-shaped gastric tube. (B) Photograph showing gastric wall penetration using a circular stapler. (C) Schematic of the Y-shaped gastric tube followed by retrograde insertion of the decompression tube. (D) Photograph showing insertion of the decompression tube on the lesser curvature of the stomach.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons  , e87-e90DOI: ( /j.jamcollsurg )
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