Zandri Pienaar,Sharon R Cacala,George V Oosthuizen,
Oesophageal Transection for Bleeding Varices: Case Report and Literature  Review
Surgery Case Reports
2021
2733-225X
http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.JSCR.2021.01.03
https://www.sciencerepository.org/oesophageal-transection-for-bleeding-varices_JSCR-2021-1-103 
Abstract: Surgical oesophageal transection for uncontrolled variceal bleeding is a last resort measure that is rarely 
needed due to modern endoscopic advancements. Since it is infrequently required, most of the younger 
General Surgeons have not been exposed to this procedure. However, it remains a valuable consideration 
when endoscopic measures and balloon tamponade fail to control bleeding oesophageal varices and should 
remain in the armamentarium of the General Surgeon. Here we present a case of such a patient who 
underwent oesophageal transection as a life-saving procedure with satisfactory outcome, together with a 
brief literature review on this topic.
Keywords: Emergency oesophageal transection, variceal bleeding