I have not heard of Roux-en -y procedure either, does this mean removal of oesophagus and stomach please?

[VerenaSmith]

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A roux-en-y procedure is apparently a stomach by-pass operation, quite often done as a surgical procedure to combat obesity, but I seem to remember that the name comes from the fact that a by-pass junction is made below the stomach in a Y shape. It is also used, I think, for other reasons. In one case it is because the patient had a lot of trouble with the stomach emptying properly. I think that the technique is used for some cases where the stomach is partly removed, and, in effect, the stomach is left out on a limb.

There is an explanation on the web en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastr... but it is a surgeon that really needs to answer this question properly, rather than me! A little information can be a dangerous thing!

[VerenaSmith in reply to Hidden]

Thank you Alan.

[fredsonic]

I have just had this done. My cancer was right on the junction between the Oesophagus & Stomach. I had Lymph nodes involved on the Stomach, so my operation was a total Gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction. It leaves the upper Oesophagus in place & connects the small intestine to the base of this. There is no Stomach left at all.

[VerenaSmith in reply to fredsonic]

Thank you so much for enlightening me, it is very interesting to hear of different procedures and know their names. I run a support group on the south coast and it might be a question that I get asked.

I do hope that you are recovering well.

Very best wishes.

[christinehulmes in reply to fredsonic]

What you describe as having an Oeosphagectomy accompanyed by a Total Gastrectomy with what sounds like a Roux-En-Y reconstruction. Oesophagectomy removed the diseased part of the gullet leaving a small portion to attach to the small intestine. I had the Oeosophagectomy done back in October 2004 but my stomach was made into a tube and pulled up into the chest as a new gullet.