Puestow's Procedure Performed During Gastric Conduit Harvesting

Tzu Yi Yang, Pei Ching Huang, Yun Hen Liu, Chun Yi Tsai*, Ta Sen Yeh, Yin Kai Chao

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Esophageal cancer survival has improved as a result of improvements in surgical techniques and preoperative chemoradiation. Excessive alcohol consumption is a shared risk factor for esophageal cancer and chronic alcoholic pancreatitis. Puestow's procedure is a treatment choice for pain relief and pancreatic duct decompression. It is logical to perform Puestow's procedure in patients undergoing esophagectomy with underlying chronic pancreatitis to preserve pancreatic function and restore quality of life in the setting of improved overall survival of patients with esophageal cancer. This report describes a preliminary experience with 2 patients who underwent both procedures during the same operation and achieved acceptable outcomes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e417-e419
JournalAnnals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume113
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 06 2022

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