Can pyloric stenosis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease be laparoscopic?

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Hello doctor. My father has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes and is currently suffering from duodenal ulcer and pyloric stenosis. Doctor, can I have laparoscopic surgery to reduce the risk of anesthesia and wound infection? Please advise, thank you.
Nguyen Long (1976)
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Hello there!
Pyloric stenosis, if excluded due to gastric cancer, surgery may be chosen to join the small intestine and stomach to release the stagnation of food in the stomach (gastroenteric anastomosis). His father's case, due to obstructive pulmonary disease, should be carefully evaluated for respiratory function to decide whether laparoscopic surgery is safe or not. In case laparoscopic surgery is not possible due to lung disease, gastrojejunostomy is also a type of surgery with relatively low risk compared to other surgeries such as gastrectomy, colectomy,...
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Master, Doctor Nguyen Ngoc Thang - Gastroenterologist - General Surgery Department - Vinmec International General Hospital Da Nang.