Biomaterial Database

Roux-en-Y diversion for debilitating reflux after esophagectomy. 2005

Mario G Gasparri, and William B Tisol, and George B Haasler

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.

Two patients with debilitating reflux after esophagectomy are reported. Complete relief of symptoms after creation of a Roux-en-Y limb to the gastric conduit is described.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D004383	Duodenogastric Reflux	Retrograde flow of duodenal contents (BILE ACIDS; PANCREATIC JUICE) into the STOMACH.	Duodenal Reflux,Duodeno-Gastric Reflux,Duodenal Refluxs,Duodeno Gastric Reflux,Reflux, Duodenal,Reflux, Duodeno-Gastric,Reflux, Duodenogastric
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000713	Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y	A Y-shaped surgical anastomosis of any part of the digestive system which includes the small intestine as the eventual drainage site.	Roux-en-Y Anastomosis,Roux-en-Y Diversion,Roux-en-Y Loop,Anastomoses, Roux-en-Y,Anastomosis, Roux en Y,Diversion, Roux-en-Y,Diversions, Roux-en-Y,Loop, Roux-en-Y,Loops, Roux-en-Y,Roux en Y Anastomosis,Roux en Y Diversion,Roux en Y Loop,Roux-en-Y Anastomoses,Roux-en-Y Diversions,Roux-en-Y Loops
D016629	Esophagectomy	Excision of part (partial) or all (total) of the esophagus. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Esophagectomies
D016896	Treatment Outcome	Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.	Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes