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Table 4 Weight before surgery and at follow-up, postoperative endoscopic interventions, redo-surgery and follow-up time among patients who underwent a Merendino reconstruction

From: Evaluation of resection of the gastroesophageal junction and jejunal interposition (Merendino procedure) as a rescue procedure in patients with a failed redo antireflux procedure. A single-center experience

Patient

Weight preoperatively (kg)

Weight at follow up (kg)

Endoscopic Interventions

Reoperations

Follow up (months)

1

100

90

Proximal anastomosis ×3

RNY with J-pouch

65

2

100

83

Proximal anastomosis ×2 and pylorus ×2

RNY

46

3

104

85

  

29

4

90

68

  

20

5

50

46

Proximal anastomosis ×1, distal anastomosis ×1

resection of the blind segment in the esophagojejunal anastomosis

36

6

64

52

  

48

7

82

65

  

35

8

72

73

  

61

9

53

50

  

31

10

66

62

Distal anastomosis ×1 and pylorus ×2

RNY with J-pouch

44

11

73

61

 

RNY

33

12

72

49

Pylorus ×2

 

30

 

72,5 (49,6–100)a

63,5 (46–89,9)a*

  

35(20–61) a

  1. aMedian (range), * = p < 0.001 compared to preoperative weight