[Modified duodenal diversion in the treatment of esophagitis from bile reflux complicating an upper-pole gastrectomy]

A surgical technique is described which has been adapted from the operation known as "total duodenal diversion", but which is suitable for the anatomical conditions resulting from an upper pole gastrectomy. The method was used successfully in two patients with severe esophagitis from bile reflux resistant to all medical treatment and resulting from upper pole gastrectomies.