END-TO-END ANASTOMOSIS AT THE DUODENOJEJUNAL FLEXURE - IS IT SAFE

Resection of the proximal jejunum in the duodenojejunal junction area is described in four patients, in diverse clinical settings. The conve ntional approach would have been to perform a gastrojejunostomy becaus e of the possibility of ischaemia at and around the duodenojejunal fle xure. A uniform surgical approach was followed for mobilization, resec tion and end-to-end duodenojejunal anastomosis and the outcome was suc cessful in all cases.