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Case Reports
. 2006 Nov;82(5):1910-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.02.065.

Laparoscopic and thoracoscopic Ivor Lewis esophagectomy after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Ninh T Nguyen  1 , Cam-Ly Tran, Dmitri V Gelfand, Esteban Varela, Ken Chang, Michael Stamos, Samuel E Wilson
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Laparoscopic and thoracoscopic Ivor Lewis esophagectomy after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Ninh T Nguyen et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Nov.

Abstract

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a commonly performed procedure for the treatment of morbid obesity. Esophagectomy in patients with a history of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass presents a difficult technical challenge for the surgeon. In this report we describe a technique of minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagogastrectomy in a patient who had had an open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Minimally invasive esophagectomy was performed with resection of the Roux limb using the gastric remnant as the conduit for gastrointestinal reconstruction.

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