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Reappraisal| Volume 57, ISSUE 3, P454-456, March 1965

Reappraisal of colonic replacement of distal esophagus and proximal stomach in the management of bleeding varices in children

  • C.Everett Koop
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    From the Surgical Clinic of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pa., USA

    From the Harrison Department of Surgical Research, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa., USA
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  • Ali Kavianian
    Affiliations
    From the Surgical Clinic of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pa., USA

    From the Harrison Department of Surgical Research, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa., USA
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      Abstract

      Experience with colonic replacement for resected distal esophagus and proximal stomach in patients with bleeding varices due to extrahepatic portal hypertension has been reviewed in 5 patients previously reported in 1958 and in 6 new patients.
      The “long-term” palliation provided by the procedure prompts us to recommend its further use in selected cases.
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      References

        • Koop C.Everett
        • Roddy Stephen R.
        Colonic replacement of distal esophagus and proximal stomach in the management of bleeding varices in children.
        Ann. Surg. 1958; 147: 17