Circular myotomy as an aid to resection and end-to-end anastomosis of the esophagus. |
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Authors: | A A Attum J R Hankins J Ngangana J S McLaughlin |
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Institution: | From the Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD |
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Abstract: | Segments ranging from 40 to 70% of the thoracic esophagus were resected in 80 mongrel dogs. End-to-end anastomosis was effected after circular myotomy either proximal or distal, or both proximal and distal, to the anastomosis. Among dogs undergoing resection of 60% of the esophagus, distal myotomy enabled 6 of 8 animals to survive, and combined proximal and distal myotomy permitted 8 of 10 to survive. Cineesophagography was performed in a majority of the 50 surviving animals and showed no appreciable delay of peristalsis at the myotomy sites. When these sites were examined at postmortem examination up to 13 months after operation, 1 dog showed a small diverticulum but none showed dilatation or stricture. It is concluded that circular myotomy holds real promise as a means of extending the clinical application of esophageal resection with end-to-end anastomosis. |
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Keywords: | Address reprint requests to Dr Hankins University of Maryland Hospital Baltimore MD 21201 |
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