title: Anastomotic tissue oxygen tension during esophagectomy in patients with esophageal carcinoma.
abstract: Submucosal tissue oxygen tension (PtO2) was measured in 20 patients with cervical esophagogastrostomy after resection of esophageal carcinoma, using a Clark-type oxygen electrode. The mean gastric baseline PtO2 was 54.6 +/- 10.7 mm Hg. Following ligature of the vasa brevia and the left gastroepiploic artery PtO2 decreased to 45.8 +/- 9.9 mm Hg, ligature of the left gastric artery caused a decrease to 34.2 +/- 9.7 mm Hg and resection of the lesser curvature and pulling up of gastric tube led to 25.5 +/- 9.0 mm Hg. Clinical value and practicability of intraoperative PtO2 measurements could be proven.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Jacobi
authors.forename: H U
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Zieren
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Adili
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pichlmaier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen