It is usually not necessary to combine a vagotomy while performing a GJ for a corrosive gastric outlet obstruction. The stomach’s secretory capacity is grossly disrupted after corrosive ingestion, and the patients undergo what has been called a “physiological antrectomy” [23]. Type IV gastric injuries, which involve the entire stomach, create problems in management. When isolated and in patients whose general condition permits, they can be managed by a total gastric resection. However, besides seriously compromising the general condition of the patient, they are almost always associated with severe esophageal injuries. We have treated these patients with colonic bypass for the esophagus and anastomosing the distal end of the colon end-to-side to the proximal jejunum, leaving the stomach in situ. The results have been excellent.
There have been a few reports on the use of pyloroplasty, either a Heineke–Mickulicz type or a Y–V flap [6, 24].This has not been our practice. Augmentation gastroplasty has also been proposed as a means of increasing the volume of the stomach [25]. Balloon dilatation of the strictured pylorus has been known to be an insufficient procedure in managing patients with corrosive burns. However, Kochhar et al. have reported encouraging results with the use of endoscopic balloon dilatation for corrosive pyloric strictures