Reichel–Polya operation

The Reichel–Polya operation is a type of partial gastrectomy[1] developed by Eugen Pólya and Friedrich Paul Reichel. It is a modification of the Billroth II operation that involves a resection of 2/3 of the stomach with blind closure of the duodenal stump and gastrojejunal anastomosis.

Characteristics of anastomosis

a) Retrocolic

b) Anisoperistaltic

c) Posterior

d) Full Circumference of Gastric

References

  1. ^ Lahey Clinic (1941). Surgical Practice of the Lahey Clinic, Boston, Massachusetts. W.B. Saunders company. pp. 217. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fLswAAAAIAAJ&q=Reichel-Polya&dq=Reichel-Polya&as_brr=0&pgis=1. Retrieved 2008-07-18.