Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc

Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Unit

Original Scientific Contribution

1. Human Stomach has a Recordable Mechanical Activity at a Rate of about 3 Cycles per Minute (photos1 -2 -3 -4)
2. Denervated Stomach as an Esophageal Substitute is a Contractile Organ (photos1 -2)
3. Denervated Stomach as an Esophageal Substitute Recovers more and more Motor Activity with Time (photos1 -2 -3 -4)
4. Denervated Whole Stomach has a Better Motor Activity than the Greater Curvature Tube as an Esophageal Substitute (photo)
5. Erythromycin Therapy Enhances Early Postoperative Contractility of the Denervated Stomach as an Esophageal Substitute (photos1 -2)
6. Combined Pyloroplasty and Erythromycin Therapy Normalize Gastric Exposure to Bile after Bilateral Truncal Vagotomy and Gastric Pull-up to the Neck (photo)
7. Gastric Exposure to Bile after Bilateral Truncal Vagotomy and Gastric Pull-up to the Neck Tends to Reduce with Time (photo)
8. Denervated Stomach as an Esophageal Substitute Recovers a Normal Intraluminal pH Profile with Time (photos1 -2 -3)
9. Blood Supply to the Fundus of the Denervated Stomach as an Esophageal Substitute Rests on the Minute Vascular Network within the Lesser Curvature (photos1 -2 -3)
10. Resection of the Lesser Curvature for the Construction of a Greater Curvature Tube as an Esophageal Substitute reduces the Volumetric Capacity of the Stomach by one Third on Average (photo)
11. HP Antral Infection and Pathologic Exposure of the Antral Mucosa to Bile are Mutually Exclusive (photo)
12. 60 - cm Roux-en-Y Jejunal Loop after Gastrectomy Does not Prevent Bile from Refluxing into the Proximal Organ in One Patient out of Four (photo)
13. 60 - cm Interposed Jejunal Loop according to Henley's Technique is more Effective on Bile Reflux into the Proximal Organ than a 60 - cm Roux - en - Y Jejunal Loop (photo)
14. Duodenal Switch Operation Normalizes but Fails to Abolish Gastric Exposure to Bile in One Patient out of Two (photo)