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Archives of Surgery

ABSTRACT

Revista médica de Chile, 2003

... 1 , Attila Csendes J 1 , Gladys Smok 2 , Italo Braghetto M 1 , Owen Korn B ... estímulo que g... more ... 1 , Attila Csendes J 1 , Gladys Smok 2 , Italo Braghetto M 1 , Owen Korn B ... estímulo que gatilla dicho cambio, la presencia de diferentes células con un origen aparentemente común ... tumoral, se supone causado por la acción mutágena de agentes exógenos o endógenos como ...

European Surgery, 2014

The transumbilical route began being clinically feasible with or without unique access devices. T... more The transumbilical route began being clinically feasible with or without unique access devices. The setting for this study was a private practice at Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile. The objective was to describe our experience performing a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) via transumbilical route using a single-port access device in addition to standard laparoscopic instruments. A prospective nonrandomized protocol was applied to patients fulfilling the following inclusion criteria: to have been medically indicated for an LSG, to have a body mass index (BMI) of less than or equal to 40 kg/m(2), and the distance between the xiphoid appendix and umbilicus should be less than 22 cm. All patients were female with a median (p50) age of 34.5 (ranging from 21 to 57) years, a median weight of 92 (ranging from 82.5 to 113) kg, and a median BMI of 35.1 (ranging from 30.5 to 40) kg/m(2). The device insertion technique, the gastrectomy, and postoperative management are described. LSG via transumbilical route was successfully carried out in 19 of the 20 patients in whom the procedure was performed; one patient had to be converted to a conventional laparoscopic procedure. Mean operating time was 127 (ranging from 90 to 170) min. On the second postoperative day, all patients were assessed through an upper gastrointestinal barium-contrasted radiological series. There was neither morbidity nor mortality in this group. Excess weight loss at 25 months after surgery was 114 %. Single-port LSG can be successfully performed in selected obese patients with a BMI of less than 40 kg/m(2) using traditional laparoscopic instruments. The technique allows performing a safe and effective vertical gastrectomy.

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2008

The American Journal of Surgery, 1995

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2000

Anatomic and clinical data suggest that the gastroesophageal junction or cardia in patients with ... more Anatomic and clinical data suggest that the gastroesophageal junction or cardia in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD) may be dilated. We hypothesized that anatomic dilatation of the cardia induces a lower esophageal sphincter dysfunction that may be corrected by narrowing the gastroesophageal junction (i.e., calibration of the cardia). We measured the perimeter of the cardia during surgery in control subjects and patients with GERD and Barrett's esophagus. We then tested our hypothesis in a mechanical model. The model was based on a pig gastroesophageal specimen with perpendicularly placed elastic bands around the cardia simulating the action of the "sling" and "clasp" fibers. "Dilatation" of the cardia was induced by displacing the sling band laterally and decreasing its tension. "Calibration" of the cardia was performed by reapproximation of the sling band toward the esophagus but maintaining the same tension as the dilated model. In the "basal," "dilated," and "calibrated" states, the perimeter of the cardia was noted and rapid mechanized pullback manometry with a water-perfused catheter was performed. The opening pressure was determined, and three-dimensional sphincter pressure images were analyzed. The average cardia perimeter was 6.3 cm in control subjects, 8.9 cm in GERD patients, and 13.8 cm in patients with Barrett's esophagus. The arrangement of the bands in the experimental model generated a manometric high-pressure zone similar to that in the human lower esophageal sphincter. Dilatation of the cardia resulted in a decrease in the resting pressure, length, and vector volume of the high -pressure zone, and reduced the opening pressure. Calibration restored the resting and opening pressure, and normalized the three-dimensional pressure image. In patients with GERD and Barrett's esophagus, the cardia is dilated. Our model supports the hypothesis that lower esophageal sphincter function is compromised by anatomic dilatation of the cardia and can be restored by approximation of the "sling" fibers toward the lesser curvature "clasp" fibers). This provides evidence for a correlation between gastroesophageal sphincter dysfunction in reflux disease and its correction by antireflux surgery.

British Journal of Surgery, 1989

A new classification of patients with Mirizzi syndrome and cholecystobiliary fistula is presented... more A new classification of patients with Mirizzi syndrome and cholecystobiliary fistula is presented. Type I lesions are those with external compression of the common bile duct. In type II lesions a cholecystobiliary fistula is present with erosion of less than one-third of the circumference of the bile duct. In type III lesions the fistula involves up to two-thirds of the duct circumference and in type IV lesions there is complete destruction of the bile duct. A total of 219 patients were identified with these lesions from 17,395 patients with benign biliary tract diseases undergoing surgery. The incidence of type I lesions was 11 per cent, type II 41 per cent, type III 44 per cent and type IV 4 per cent. The majority had obstructive jaundice. In type I lesions, cholecystectomy plus choledochostomy is effective. In type II lesions, suture of the fistula with absorbable material or choledochoplasty with the remnant of gallbladder can be performed. In type III lesions suture is not indicated and choledochoplasty is recommended. In type IV lesions, bilioenteric anastomosis is preferred. Operative mortality rate increases according to the severity of the lesion, as does postoperative morbidity. During cholecystectomy, partial resection is recommended in order to extract the stones, visualize the common bile duct and define the type and location of the fistula. T tubes should be placed distal to the fistula.

Archives of Surgery, 1994

To investigate the prevalence of Barrett's esophagus in patients with adenocarcinomas loc... more To investigate the prevalence of Barrett's esophagus in patients with adenocarcinomas located at the gastroesophageal junction. A case series of patients who underwent esophagogastrectomy for adenocarcinoma was retrospectively reviewed. Tumors were grouped by location as esophageal, cardiac, and subcardiac, and the prevalence of specialized intestinal metaplasia in the histological specimens was determined. A university department of surgery that specializes in esophageal diseases. One hundred patients with adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, cardia, or proximal stomach. Cardiac adenocarcinomas were associated with Barrett's esophagus in 42% of the patients. Specialized intestinal metaplasia was identified in the histological sections from the resected specimen in 42% (13/31) of cardiac adenocarcinomas and in 79% (38/48) of esophageal adenocarcinomas but in only 5% (1/21) of subcardiac adenocarcinomas. The preoperative endoscopic biopsy results concurred with the final diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus in 33 of the 38 esophageal tumors, six of the 13 cardiac tumors, and the one subcardiac tumor but failed to detect specialized intestinal metaplasia in 54% (7/13) of cardiac tumors. Cardiac tumors were associated with shorter lengths of Barrett's mucosa than esophageal tumors (2.7 +/- 1.8 cm vs 7.4 +/- 3.4 cm, P < .01). The Barrett's metaplasia was dysplastic in 36 of the 38 esophageal tumors, 10 of the 13 cardiac tumors, but not in the subcardiac tumor. Adenocarcinomas located at the gastroesophageal junction were associated with Barrett's metaplasia in nearly one half of the patients. The length of the Barrett segment tends to be short and may be missed during endoscopy. The presence of high-grade dysplasia within Barrett's mucosa supports a barrett's origin for half of the adenocarcinomas arising at this location.

RESUMEN Introducción: El uso de drenajes abdominales en cirugía gástrica ha sido una práctica hab... more RESUMEN Introducción: El uso de drenajes abdominales en cirugía gástrica ha sido una práctica habitual desde hace mucho tiempo. Objetivos: Determinar el débito diario de los drenajes colocados alrededor del sitio quirúrgico en pacientes con obesidad mórbida ...

Revista medica de Chile

Total parenteral nutrition has a high cost and frequency of complications. Enteral feeding is a f... more Total parenteral nutrition has a high cost and frequency of complications. Enteral feeding is a feasible alternative that can be started early in the postoperative period. To assess digestive tolerance to early enteral feeding in cancer patients undergoing total gastrectomy and to compare early enteral feeding (EEF) with total parenteral nutrition plus enteral feeding (TPN + EF), initiated after overcoming postoperative ileus. Subjects with a resectable gastric cancer were considered eligible for the study. During surgery a nasoenteral tube was placed and patients were prospectively randomized to EEF or TPN + EF. Digestive tolerance, effectiveness, complications and costs between both modalities of nutritional support were compared. Twenty eight patients (15 male, aged 63 +/- 14 years old) were studied. Fourteen patients were randomized to EEF and 14 to TPN + EF. Diarrhea occurred in 14 and 29% of EEF and TPN + EF patients respectively, (p: NS). Patients with TPN + EF received an average of 28 Cal/kg/day and 1.1 g/kg/day proteins. Patients with EEF received an average of 29 Cal/kg/day and 0.8 g/kg/day proteins. At the eighth postoperative day, serum albumin was 3.9 +/- 0.7 and 3.2 +/- 0.5 g/dl in EEF and TPN + EF patients respectively (p < 0.05), serum prealbumin was 16.9 +/- 5 and 12.3 +/- 4.3 mg/dl in EEF and TPN + EF patients respectively (p < 0.05) and nitrogen balance was +2.4 +/- 1.5 and -1.6 +/- 0.6 g/24 h in EEF and TPN + EF patients respectively (p < 0.05). Postoperative hyperglycemia was observed with a lower frequency and nutritional support costs and length of hospital stay were significantly lower in the EEF group. After total gastrectomy EEF is well tolerated, safe and effective, even during the early postoperative ileus. This therapeutic modality could be the first choice for nutritional support in these patients.

Revista medica de Chile

There is controversy in some aspects of the surgical treatment of non-mucosal gallbladder carcino... more There is controversy in some aspects of the surgical treatment of non-mucosal gallbladder carcinoma. An accurate staging based on T (wall) involvement is crucial, otherwise understanding may yield falsely pessimistic results. The decision about the type of resection to be performed should be based on patient status (age, performance, comorbidities, etc) and tumor characteristics (histological type, vascular, neural or lymphatic spread, cell differentiation, tumor involvement of surgical margins in cystic duct, etc). For muscular (T1b) involvement, there is a great controversy about performing a simple cholecystectomy or en-block radical resection. For T2 there is consensus that an en-block radical surgery including liver resection (IVb - V) and lymphonodal clearance should be performed, since this approach has a great impact in survival. The role of surgical excision for tumors with serosal or liver involvement is controversial, due to the poor survival of these patients. However we have observed a 13% actuarial survival at 5 years, in this subset of patients.

Obesity Surgery

One of the most serious complications after gastric bypass is an anastomotic leak. In a prospecti... more One of the most serious complications after gastric bypass is an anastomotic leak. In a prospective surgical protocol for the management of this complication, the authors determined the incidence of anastomotic leaks. From August 1999 to January 2005, 557 patients with morbid obesity were submitted to laparotomic resectional gastric bypass. In all patients a left drain was placed during surgery. All patients had a radiological study with liquid barium sulphate on the 5th postoperative day. After the occurrence of an anastomotic leak, the daily output of the leak was carefully measured. 12 patients developed an anastomotic leak at the gastrojejunostomy. All were managed medically, with antibiotics if necessary, enteral or parenteral feeding and frequent control by imaging procedures. In 8 patients, the left drain was maintained in situ up to 43 days after surgery. In 4 patients, the drain had been removed between the 5th and 8th days after surgery after a normal radiologic study, but had to be inserted under radiological control 2-3 weeks after the gastric bypass. Daily output increased significantly the second week after surgery, and the leak closed at a mean of 30 days after surgery. One patient of the 12 (8%) died 32 days after surgery from septic shock, without any abdominal collection secondary to the leak. The occurrence of an anastomotic leak is nearly 2% after gastric bypass. The majority of them can be managed medically, without the need for a reoperation, due to the fact that there is no acid production in the small gastric pouch and there is no intestinal reflux due to the long Roux loop.

Hepato-gastroenterology

The results of the surgical treatment in 251 patients with intrahepatic stones are discussed. The... more The results of the surgical treatment in 251 patients with intrahepatic stones are discussed. The mean age of the group was 48 years, with a predominance of females. Gallstones were observed in 72% of the cases, because 28% had had previous cholecystectomy. ...

Hepato-gastroenterology

During a 12-year period ending December 1987, 17,200 operations for biliary tract disease were pe... more During a 12-year period ending December 1987, 17,200 operations for biliary tract disease were performed at the Dept. of Surgery of the University of Chile. Choledochoduodenostomy was performed in 140 of these patients operated upon for benign biliary tract and/or gallbladder diseases. The indications for this procedure were choledocholithiasis, stenosis of the sphincter of Oddi, compression of the extrahepatic biliary duct, stenosis of the distal biliary duct and duodenal diverticula. The postoperative course was uncomplicated in 126 patients (90%). The mortality rate was 4.2%. Although the mortality was somewhat greater in patients with acute cholangitis, the difference was not significant, and no significant relation could be established with other factors that might affect mortality. Choledocholithiasis is the main cause of benign obstruction of the biliary tract in Chile. This is also the most frequent indication for external choledochoduodenostomy and is a promising method even in the presence of an infection of the biliary duct.

Hepato-gastroenterology

A retrospective analysis of 143 patients submitted to sphincteroplasty at the Department of Surge... more A retrospective analysis of 143 patients submitted to sphincteroplasty at the Department of Surgery, University of Chile Clinical Hospital was performed. A significant percentage of these patients (90%) were admitted due to acute biliary tract disease with or without cholangitis. The standard operative procedure was anterior transduodenal sphincteroplasty with supraduodenal choledochal exploration leaving a choledochostomy. A high number of our cases presented with intrahepatic lithiasis (23.8%). The morbidity was 15.4% and the 30 days post operative mortality rate was 4.9%, similar to other reports. Residual stones were observed in 10 patients (7%), and were successfully removed by other procedures. Three patients showed recurrent stenosis of the papilla and were operated on again with good results.

Hepato-gastroenterology

This study was conducted to determine the occurrence of "open" residual common ... more This study was conducted to determine the occurrence of "open" residual common bile duct stones after cholecystectomy to establish predisposing factors and possible alternative treatments. Correct diagnosis of choledocholithiasis before or during surgery, adequate exploration of the common bile duct, and suitable selection of technical procedures are the most important points in preventing retained CBD stones. If these occur, an adequate alternative treatment may prove helpful. Classical "clysis" of the bile duct is least recommended because of its high failure rate. The best method of chemical dissolution seems to be the use of mono-octanoin with 60% good results and a no-response rate of 30-40%. Instrumental extraction has been reported to be very successful (80-98%). Endoscopic sphincterotomy is currently the most frequently employed procedure for retained CBD stones, especially in poor risk patients. The reported success rate is 82-93% according to literature, with an extremely low mortality (0.2%). Reoperation should be resorted to only if all the other methods fail. Sphincteroplasty or choledochoduodenostomy, whenever indicated, are good alternative operations, with a mortality rate of approx. 3.5%.

Revista medica de Chile

Obesity is an important risk for pathological gastroesophageal reflux. To assess the effects of g... more Obesity is an important risk for pathological gastroesophageal reflux. To assess the effects of gastric bypass on obese subjects with erosive esophagitis. Sixty two morbid obese subjects (aged 16 to 70 years, 41 females) with erosive esophagitis at the moment of surgery were studied. These patients were subjected to a gastric bypass with gastric resection. They were followed with upper gastrointestinal endoscopy every one year, looking for the presence of erosions or ulcers in the distal esophagus. The mean follow up period was 21 months. Prior to surgery all patients had heartburn or regurgitation and at two years after surgery, 97% were asymptomatic. Esophagitis was found in 97 and 6.5% before and after surgery, respectively. Two patients had an esophageal ulcer, that healed on follow up endoscopy. There was a 72% reduction of overweight on late follow up. Gastric bypass is effective to control pathological gastroesophageal reflux in patients with morbid obesity.

Revista medica de Chile

Morbidly obese subjects have a high incidence of complications. The poor results of dietary treat... more Morbidly obese subjects have a high incidence of complications. The poor results of dietary treatments, has prompted the search of new therapies for obesity and among these, surgical procedures. To report the long term results of horizontal gastroplasty with Roux en Y anastomosis in morbidly obese subjects. Fifty patients with an initial body mass index of 41.3 +/- 6 kg/m2 have been subjected to a horizontal gastroplasty with Roux en Y anastomosis. During the study period, surgical techniques were modified, reducing the gastric pouch size, adding a truncal vagotomy, cholecystectomy, and increasing the length of the Roux en Y loop from 70 to 100 cm. Twenty five patients have been followed for two years. There was no operative mortality and one patient had an anastomotic leak that required 35 days of hospitalization. During follow up, in one patient, the stapled suture line loosened. After two years of follow up, weight decreased from 112 +/- 19 to 77.2 +/- 14 kg. Horizontal gastropla...

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Revista medica de Chile

Bariatric surgery is a complex procedure not exempt of complications. To assess mortality and com... more Bariatric surgery is a complex procedure not exempt of complications. To assess mortality and complications of excisional gastric bypass among morbidly obese subjects. Prospective analysis of 684 morbid obese patients (age range 14-70 years, 525 females) subjected to an excisional gastric bypass. Major postoperative complications and mortality were registered. Mean body mass index (BMI) of the subjects was 43.7 kg/m2. One hundred sixty two patients had a BMI between 35 and 39.9 kg/m2, 419 had a BMI between 40 and 49.9 kg/m2 and 103 had a BMI over 50 kg/m2. Two patients with a BMI of 52 and 56 kg/m2 respectively, died in the postoperative period (0.3%). Thirty six patients had major complications. Anastomotic fistula was the most common complication in 12 patients (1.7%). Fourteen patients required a new operation due to complications. None of these died. The mean operative volume of the surgical team was 124 patients per year. Excisional gastric bypass has a low rate of mortality an...

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Revista medica de Chile

This is a review of publications comparing the results of medical and surgical treatment of morbi... more This is a review of publications comparing the results of medical and surgical treatment of morbid obesity. An overall conclusions is that the frequency of cardiovascular complications or cancer is higher among patients receiving medical treatment. Surgical treatment is associated with a better weight loss, reduction in complications and quality of life. Mortality risk decreases significantly after surgical treatment, when compared with patients receiving medical therapy Therefore, management of morbid obesity should be carried out by multidisciplinary teams with experience on gastrointestinal surgery. In this way the complications and mortality of bariatric surgery would be minimized.

Archives of Surgery

ABSTRACT

Revista médica de Chile, 2003

... 1 , Attila Csendes J 1 , Gladys Smok 2 , Italo Braghetto M 1 , Owen Korn B ... estímulo que g... more ... 1 , Attila Csendes J 1 , Gladys Smok 2 , Italo Braghetto M 1 , Owen Korn B ... estímulo que gatilla dicho cambio, la presencia de diferentes células con un origen aparentemente común ... tumoral, se supone causado por la acción mutágena de agentes exógenos o endógenos como ...

European Surgery, 2014

The transumbilical route began being clinically feasible with or without unique access devices. T... more The transumbilical route began being clinically feasible with or without unique access devices. The setting for this study was a private practice at Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile. The objective was to describe our experience performing a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) via transumbilical route using a single-port access device in addition to standard laparoscopic instruments. A prospective nonrandomized protocol was applied to patients fulfilling the following inclusion criteria: to have been medically indicated for an LSG, to have a body mass index (BMI) of less than or equal to 40 kg/m(2), and the distance between the xiphoid appendix and umbilicus should be less than 22 cm. All patients were female with a median (p50) age of 34.5 (ranging from 21 to 57) years, a median weight of 92 (ranging from 82.5 to 113) kg, and a median BMI of 35.1 (ranging from 30.5 to 40) kg/m(2). The device insertion technique, the gastrectomy, and postoperative management are described. LSG via transumbilical route was successfully carried out in 19 of the 20 patients in whom the procedure was performed; one patient had to be converted to a conventional laparoscopic procedure. Mean operating time was 127 (ranging from 90 to 170) min. On the second postoperative day, all patients were assessed through an upper gastrointestinal barium-contrasted radiological series. There was neither morbidity nor mortality in this group. Excess weight loss at 25 months after surgery was 114 %. Single-port LSG can be successfully performed in selected obese patients with a BMI of less than 40 kg/m(2) using traditional laparoscopic instruments. The technique allows performing a safe and effective vertical gastrectomy.

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2008

The American Journal of Surgery, 1995

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2000

Anatomic and clinical data suggest that the gastroesophageal junction or cardia in patients with ... more Anatomic and clinical data suggest that the gastroesophageal junction or cardia in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD) may be dilated. We hypothesized that anatomic dilatation of the cardia induces a lower esophageal sphincter dysfunction that may be corrected by narrowing the gastroesophageal junction (i.e., calibration of the cardia). We measured the perimeter of the cardia during surgery in control subjects and patients with GERD and Barrett's esophagus. We then tested our hypothesis in a mechanical model. The model was based on a pig gastroesophageal specimen with perpendicularly placed elastic bands around the cardia simulating the action of the "sling" and "clasp" fibers. "Dilatation" of the cardia was induced by displacing the sling band laterally and decreasing its tension. "Calibration" of the cardia was performed by reapproximation of the sling band toward the esophagus but maintaining the same tension as the dilated model. In the "basal," "dilated," and "calibrated" states, the perimeter of the cardia was noted and rapid mechanized pullback manometry with a water-perfused catheter was performed. The opening pressure was determined, and three-dimensional sphincter pressure images were analyzed. The average cardia perimeter was 6.3 cm in control subjects, 8.9 cm in GERD patients, and 13.8 cm in patients with Barrett's esophagus. The arrangement of the bands in the experimental model generated a manometric high-pressure zone similar to that in the human lower esophageal sphincter. Dilatation of the cardia resulted in a decrease in the resting pressure, length, and vector volume of the high -pressure zone, and reduced the opening pressure. Calibration restored the resting and opening pressure, and normalized the three-dimensional pressure image. In patients with GERD and Barrett's esophagus, the cardia is dilated. Our model supports the hypothesis that lower esophageal sphincter function is compromised by anatomic dilatation of the cardia and can be restored by approximation of the "sling" fibers toward the lesser curvature "clasp" fibers). This provides evidence for a correlation between gastroesophageal sphincter dysfunction in reflux disease and its correction by antireflux surgery.

British Journal of Surgery, 1989

A new classification of patients with Mirizzi syndrome and cholecystobiliary fistula is presented... more A new classification of patients with Mirizzi syndrome and cholecystobiliary fistula is presented. Type I lesions are those with external compression of the common bile duct. In type II lesions a cholecystobiliary fistula is present with erosion of less than one-third of the circumference of the bile duct. In type III lesions the fistula involves up to two-thirds of the duct circumference and in type IV lesions there is complete destruction of the bile duct. A total of 219 patients were identified with these lesions from 17,395 patients with benign biliary tract diseases undergoing surgery. The incidence of type I lesions was 11 per cent, type II 41 per cent, type III 44 per cent and type IV 4 per cent. The majority had obstructive jaundice. In type I lesions, cholecystectomy plus choledochostomy is effective. In type II lesions, suture of the fistula with absorbable material or choledochoplasty with the remnant of gallbladder can be performed. In type III lesions suture is not indicated and choledochoplasty is recommended. In type IV lesions, bilioenteric anastomosis is preferred. Operative mortality rate increases according to the severity of the lesion, as does postoperative morbidity. During cholecystectomy, partial resection is recommended in order to extract the stones, visualize the common bile duct and define the type and location of the fistula. T tubes should be placed distal to the fistula.

Archives of Surgery, 1994

To investigate the prevalence of Barrett's esophagus in patients with adenocarcinomas loc... more To investigate the prevalence of Barrett's esophagus in patients with adenocarcinomas located at the gastroesophageal junction. A case series of patients who underwent esophagogastrectomy for adenocarcinoma was retrospectively reviewed. Tumors were grouped by location as esophageal, cardiac, and subcardiac, and the prevalence of specialized intestinal metaplasia in the histological specimens was determined. A university department of surgery that specializes in esophageal diseases. One hundred patients with adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, cardia, or proximal stomach. Cardiac adenocarcinomas were associated with Barrett's esophagus in 42% of the patients. Specialized intestinal metaplasia was identified in the histological sections from the resected specimen in 42% (13/31) of cardiac adenocarcinomas and in 79% (38/48) of esophageal adenocarcinomas but in only 5% (1/21) of subcardiac adenocarcinomas. The preoperative endoscopic biopsy results concurred with the final diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus in 33 of the 38 esophageal tumors, six of the 13 cardiac tumors, and the one subcardiac tumor but failed to detect specialized intestinal metaplasia in 54% (7/13) of cardiac tumors. Cardiac tumors were associated with shorter lengths of Barrett's mucosa than esophageal tumors (2.7 +/- 1.8 cm vs 7.4 +/- 3.4 cm, P < .01). The Barrett's metaplasia was dysplastic in 36 of the 38 esophageal tumors, 10 of the 13 cardiac tumors, but not in the subcardiac tumor. Adenocarcinomas located at the gastroesophageal junction were associated with Barrett's metaplasia in nearly one half of the patients. The length of the Barrett segment tends to be short and may be missed during endoscopy. The presence of high-grade dysplasia within Barrett's mucosa supports a barrett's origin for half of the adenocarcinomas arising at this location.

RESUMEN Introducción: El uso de drenajes abdominales en cirugía gástrica ha sido una práctica hab... more RESUMEN Introducción: El uso de drenajes abdominales en cirugía gástrica ha sido una práctica habitual desde hace mucho tiempo. Objetivos: Determinar el débito diario de los drenajes colocados alrededor del sitio quirúrgico en pacientes con obesidad mórbida ...

Revista medica de Chile

Total parenteral nutrition has a high cost and frequency of complications. Enteral feeding is a f... more Total parenteral nutrition has a high cost and frequency of complications. Enteral feeding is a feasible alternative that can be started early in the postoperative period. To assess digestive tolerance to early enteral feeding in cancer patients undergoing total gastrectomy and to compare early enteral feeding (EEF) with total parenteral nutrition plus enteral feeding (TPN + EF), initiated after overcoming postoperative ileus. Subjects with a resectable gastric cancer were considered eligible for the study. During surgery a nasoenteral tube was placed and patients were prospectively randomized to EEF or TPN + EF. Digestive tolerance, effectiveness, complications and costs between both modalities of nutritional support were compared. Twenty eight patients (15 male, aged 63 +/- 14 years old) were studied. Fourteen patients were randomized to EEF and 14 to TPN + EF. Diarrhea occurred in 14 and 29% of EEF and TPN + EF patients respectively, (p: NS). Patients with TPN + EF received an average of 28 Cal/kg/day and 1.1 g/kg/day proteins. Patients with EEF received an average of 29 Cal/kg/day and 0.8 g/kg/day proteins. At the eighth postoperative day, serum albumin was 3.9 +/- 0.7 and 3.2 +/- 0.5 g/dl in EEF and TPN + EF patients respectively (p < 0.05), serum prealbumin was 16.9 +/- 5 and 12.3 +/- 4.3 mg/dl in EEF and TPN + EF patients respectively (p < 0.05) and nitrogen balance was +2.4 +/- 1.5 and -1.6 +/- 0.6 g/24 h in EEF and TPN + EF patients respectively (p < 0.05). Postoperative hyperglycemia was observed with a lower frequency and nutritional support costs and length of hospital stay were significantly lower in the EEF group. After total gastrectomy EEF is well tolerated, safe and effective, even during the early postoperative ileus. This therapeutic modality could be the first choice for nutritional support in these patients.

Revista medica de Chile

There is controversy in some aspects of the surgical treatment of non-mucosal gallbladder carcino... more There is controversy in some aspects of the surgical treatment of non-mucosal gallbladder carcinoma. An accurate staging based on T (wall) involvement is crucial, otherwise understanding may yield falsely pessimistic results. The decision about the type of resection to be performed should be based on patient status (age, performance, comorbidities, etc) and tumor characteristics (histological type, vascular, neural or lymphatic spread, cell differentiation, tumor involvement of surgical margins in cystic duct, etc). For muscular (T1b) involvement, there is a great controversy about performing a simple cholecystectomy or en-block radical resection. For T2 there is consensus that an en-block radical surgery including liver resection (IVb - V) and lymphonodal clearance should be performed, since this approach has a great impact in survival. The role of surgical excision for tumors with serosal or liver involvement is controversial, due to the poor survival of these patients. However we have observed a 13% actuarial survival at 5 years, in this subset of patients.

Obesity Surgery

One of the most serious complications after gastric bypass is an anastomotic leak. In a prospecti... more One of the most serious complications after gastric bypass is an anastomotic leak. In a prospective surgical protocol for the management of this complication, the authors determined the incidence of anastomotic leaks. From August 1999 to January 2005, 557 patients with morbid obesity were submitted to laparotomic resectional gastric bypass. In all patients a left drain was placed during surgery. All patients had a radiological study with liquid barium sulphate on the 5th postoperative day. After the occurrence of an anastomotic leak, the daily output of the leak was carefully measured. 12 patients developed an anastomotic leak at the gastrojejunostomy. All were managed medically, with antibiotics if necessary, enteral or parenteral feeding and frequent control by imaging procedures. In 8 patients, the left drain was maintained in situ up to 43 days after surgery. In 4 patients, the drain had been removed between the 5th and 8th days after surgery after a normal radiologic study, but had to be inserted under radiological control 2-3 weeks after the gastric bypass. Daily output increased significantly the second week after surgery, and the leak closed at a mean of 30 days after surgery. One patient of the 12 (8%) died 32 days after surgery from septic shock, without any abdominal collection secondary to the leak. The occurrence of an anastomotic leak is nearly 2% after gastric bypass. The majority of them can be managed medically, without the need for a reoperation, due to the fact that there is no acid production in the small gastric pouch and there is no intestinal reflux due to the long Roux loop.

Hepato-gastroenterology

The results of the surgical treatment in 251 patients with intrahepatic stones are discussed. The... more The results of the surgical treatment in 251 patients with intrahepatic stones are discussed. The mean age of the group was 48 years, with a predominance of females. Gallstones were observed in 72% of the cases, because 28% had had previous cholecystectomy. ...

Hepato-gastroenterology

During a 12-year period ending December 1987, 17,200 operations for biliary tract disease were pe... more During a 12-year period ending December 1987, 17,200 operations for biliary tract disease were performed at the Dept. of Surgery of the University of Chile. Choledochoduodenostomy was performed in 140 of these patients operated upon for benign biliary tract and/or gallbladder diseases. The indications for this procedure were choledocholithiasis, stenosis of the sphincter of Oddi, compression of the extrahepatic biliary duct, stenosis of the distal biliary duct and duodenal diverticula. The postoperative course was uncomplicated in 126 patients (90%). The mortality rate was 4.2%. Although the mortality was somewhat greater in patients with acute cholangitis, the difference was not significant, and no significant relation could be established with other factors that might affect mortality. Choledocholithiasis is the main cause of benign obstruction of the biliary tract in Chile. This is also the most frequent indication for external choledochoduodenostomy and is a promising method even in the presence of an infection of the biliary duct.

Hepato-gastroenterology

A retrospective analysis of 143 patients submitted to sphincteroplasty at the Department of Surge... more A retrospective analysis of 143 patients submitted to sphincteroplasty at the Department of Surgery, University of Chile Clinical Hospital was performed. A significant percentage of these patients (90%) were admitted due to acute biliary tract disease with or without cholangitis. The standard operative procedure was anterior transduodenal sphincteroplasty with supraduodenal choledochal exploration leaving a choledochostomy. A high number of our cases presented with intrahepatic lithiasis (23.8%). The morbidity was 15.4% and the 30 days post operative mortality rate was 4.9%, similar to other reports. Residual stones were observed in 10 patients (7%), and were successfully removed by other procedures. Three patients showed recurrent stenosis of the papilla and were operated on again with good results.

Hepato-gastroenterology

This study was conducted to determine the occurrence of "open" residual common ... more This study was conducted to determine the occurrence of "open" residual common bile duct stones after cholecystectomy to establish predisposing factors and possible alternative treatments. Correct diagnosis of choledocholithiasis before or during surgery, adequate exploration of the common bile duct, and suitable selection of technical procedures are the most important points in preventing retained CBD stones. If these occur, an adequate alternative treatment may prove helpful. Classical "clysis" of the bile duct is least recommended because of its high failure rate. The best method of chemical dissolution seems to be the use of mono-octanoin with 60% good results and a no-response rate of 30-40%. Instrumental extraction has been reported to be very successful (80-98%). Endoscopic sphincterotomy is currently the most frequently employed procedure for retained CBD stones, especially in poor risk patients. The reported success rate is 82-93% according to literature, with an extremely low mortality (0.2%). Reoperation should be resorted to only if all the other methods fail. Sphincteroplasty or choledochoduodenostomy, whenever indicated, are good alternative operations, with a mortality rate of approx. 3.5%.

Revista medica de Chile

Obesity is an important risk for pathological gastroesophageal reflux. To assess the effects of g... more Obesity is an important risk for pathological gastroesophageal reflux. To assess the effects of gastric bypass on obese subjects with erosive esophagitis. Sixty two morbid obese subjects (aged 16 to 70 years, 41 females) with erosive esophagitis at the moment of surgery were studied. These patients were subjected to a gastric bypass with gastric resection. They were followed with upper gastrointestinal endoscopy every one year, looking for the presence of erosions or ulcers in the distal esophagus. The mean follow up period was 21 months. Prior to surgery all patients had heartburn or regurgitation and at two years after surgery, 97% were asymptomatic. Esophagitis was found in 97 and 6.5% before and after surgery, respectively. Two patients had an esophageal ulcer, that healed on follow up endoscopy. There was a 72% reduction of overweight on late follow up. Gastric bypass is effective to control pathological gastroesophageal reflux in patients with morbid obesity.

Revista medica de Chile

Morbidly obese subjects have a high incidence of complications. The poor results of dietary treat... more Morbidly obese subjects have a high incidence of complications. The poor results of dietary treatments, has prompted the search of new therapies for obesity and among these, surgical procedures. To report the long term results of horizontal gastroplasty with Roux en Y anastomosis in morbidly obese subjects. Fifty patients with an initial body mass index of 41.3 +/- 6 kg/m2 have been subjected to a horizontal gastroplasty with Roux en Y anastomosis. During the study period, surgical techniques were modified, reducing the gastric pouch size, adding a truncal vagotomy, cholecystectomy, and increasing the length of the Roux en Y loop from 70 to 100 cm. Twenty five patients have been followed for two years. There was no operative mortality and one patient had an anastomotic leak that required 35 days of hospitalization. During follow up, in one patient, the stapled suture line loosened. After two years of follow up, weight decreased from 112 +/- 19 to 77.2 +/- 14 kg. Horizontal gastropla...

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Bariatric surgery is a complex procedure not exempt of complications. To assess mortality and com... more Bariatric surgery is a complex procedure not exempt of complications. To assess mortality and complications of excisional gastric bypass among morbidly obese subjects. Prospective analysis of 684 morbid obese patients (age range 14-70 years, 525 females) subjected to an excisional gastric bypass. Major postoperative complications and mortality were registered. Mean body mass index (BMI) of the subjects was 43.7 kg/m2. One hundred sixty two patients had a BMI between 35 and 39.9 kg/m2, 419 had a BMI between 40 and 49.9 kg/m2 and 103 had a BMI over 50 kg/m2. Two patients with a BMI of 52 and 56 kg/m2 respectively, died in the postoperative period (0.3%). Thirty six patients had major complications. Anastomotic fistula was the most common complication in 12 patients (1.7%). Fourteen patients required a new operation due to complications. None of these died. The mean operative volume of the surgical team was 124 patients per year. Excisional gastric bypass has a low rate of mortality an...

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This is a review of publications comparing the results of medical and surgical treatment of morbi... more This is a review of publications comparing the results of medical and surgical treatment of morbid obesity. An overall conclusions is that the frequency of cardiovascular complications or cancer is higher among patients receiving medical treatment. Surgical treatment is associated with a better weight loss, reduction in complications and quality of life. Mortality risk decreases significantly after surgical treatment, when compared with patients receiving medical therapy Therefore, management of morbid obesity should be carried out by multidisciplinary teams with experience on gastrointestinal surgery. In this way the complications and mortality of bariatric surgery would be minimized.