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| Strange New Technique For Esophageal Surgery |
| 2005-06-10 |
| U.S. surgeons have found a new way to perform a procedure on the esophagus that means patients can expect better recoveries. Surgeons at the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland developed a different approach to the procedure known as laparoscopic esophagectomy. Until now, most surgeons found it too difficult to perform. "We roll up the esophagus from the bottom, section by section, into the neck," explained Dr. Blair Jobe, author of a paper on the topic recently presented at a medical conference in Italy. "The technique is similar to taking off a sock, rolling it down from the outside in. This opens the surrounding space, making it easier and safer to cut attachments and tissue as you go." The technique allows doctors to remove precancerous and other diseased tissue with fewer complications than the original method. The procedure would be called "eversion", the word for turning something inside out. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #1 Good. I may need this sometime in the future. Mine is still pre-cancerous and I need exams every few years. Nothing bad so far... |
| Posted by: Jackal 2005-06-10 12:48 |