title: [Clinical experience of reoperation for anastomotic stricture following proximal gastrectomy for esophageal varices].
abstract: A few cases were reported in which second reconstructive operation on gastrointestinal tract for reflux esophagitis following the proximal gastrectomy was performed. But no previous report of the removal of anastomotic region for treating anastomotic stricture due to reflux esophagitis has appeared. Also, there are no reports on second operations to treat anastomotic strictures following proximal gastrectomy for esophageal varices. We report a case in which we obtained favorable results in treating an anastomotic stricture due to reflux esophagitis, which developed following a proximal gastrectomy for esophageal varices, by performing removal of the anastomotic region and resection of the remaining stomach with reconstruction by the Roux-en Y method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kinan General Hospital.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwase
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takenaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishizaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takagaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshidome
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yagura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oshima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000601:surgery*; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000209:etiology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D012086:Reoperation