Document Details Document Type : Article In Journal  Document Title : Modified Sugiura procedure for nonalcoholic bleeding esophageal varices Modified Sugiura procedure for nonalcoholic bleeding esophageal varices   Subject : General Surgery  Document Language : English  Abstract : Thirty one patients with bleeding esophageal varices (Child's class A and B) were treated by a modified Suguira procedure; 24 were Child's class A and 7 were Child's class B. All patients were non-alcoholic, 19 (61%) had liver disease secondary to schistosomiasis. There were no deaths. The morbidity rate was high (65%) but all were managed successfully. Early dysphagia occured in 11 patients (35%); five progressed to strictures that required repeated dilatations. All patients except one lost to follow-up at six months are alive three to six years after their surgery. There has been no recurrence of bleeding and no encephalopathy  ISSN : 0256-4947  Journal Name : Annals of Saudi Medicine  Volume : 15  Issue Number : 4  Publishing Year : 1415 AH 1995 AD  Article Type : Article  Added Date : Thursday, November 24, 2011  Researchers Researcher Name (Arabic) Researcher Name (English) Researcher Type Dr Grade Email عدنان مرداد Merdad, Adnan Investigator Doctorate   عبدالرحمن صبياني Sibiany, AbdulRahman Researcher Doctorate   Files File Name Type Description  31312.pdf pdf   Back To Researches Page