Question:
Ever heard of suturing stomach to abdominal wall with radiopaque tag

One surgeon I interviewed explained that he sutures the distal portion of the stomach to the abdominal wall with a radiopaque tag so that the blind portion of the stomach can be easily accessed if it needs to be scoped in the future. Has anyone else heard of this? Are there disadvantages?    — Hillarie C. (posted on November 13, 2002)

November 13, 2002
if i am not mistaken, dr fobi does this too, or something similiar.
   — sheryl titone

November 13, 2002
Yes - I read it somewhere. I am not at all sure - but I think it is to keep the "big" stomach in place- which maskes sense if you have to locate it. Te tag sounds like a good idea - but who am I?
   — charlene M.