Video- and Robotic-Assisted Thoracoscopic Truncal Vagotomy

A subset of patients with marginal ulcers after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RNYGB) is refractory to medical management. Here we report a retrospective review of a single institution cohort (N = 10) of video- or robotic-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS or RATS) truncal vagotomies performed between 2013 and 2018. All patients had recurrent marginal ulcers following RNYGB complicated by bleeding or perforation, refractory to medical management for a median of 3.5 months prior to undergoing truncal vagotomy. With a median of 23 months' follow-up, only three patients had continued symptoms (70% symptom resolution) post-operatively. Only one patient who had repeat endoscopy after the procedure had documented endoscopic evidence of recurrent marginal ulcer (83% endoscopic resolution). VATS or RATS truncal vagotomy is a safe and effective method to treat complicated marginal ulceration after RNYGB. After an average duration of unsuccessful medical treatment lasting three months, vagotomy led to successful resolution in 70-83% of patients.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:89

Enthalten in:

The American surgeon - 89(2023), 6 vom: 26. Juni, Seite 2955-2959

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yu, Lumeng J [VerfasserIn]
Maxfield, Mark W [VerfasserIn]
Chow, Oliver S [VerfasserIn]
Whyte, Richard I [VerfasserIn]
Wilson, Jennifer L [VerfasserIn]
Kent, Michael S [VerfasserIn]
Gangadharan, Sidhu P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Robotic surgery
Thoracic surgery
Vagotomy

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Date Completed 28.07.2023

Date Revised 28.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/00031348221087385

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM340002204