Afferent loop syndrome: a case report
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https://doi.org/10.3329/mediscope.v3i2.30168Keywords:
Afferent loop syndrome, re-laparotomy, Roux-en-Y anastomosisAbstract
Afferent loop syndrome (ALS) is a purely mechanical complication that infrequently occurs following construction of a gastrojejunostomy. A male patient aged 36 years who had undergone posterior gastro-jejunostomy 9 years back (in 2006) was admitted in the Department of Surgery of Gazi Medical College Hospital through OPD with abdominal pain, nausea, anorexia, abdominal discomfort after meal and sometime bilious vomiting. All the necessary investigations including endoscopy, colonoscopy, CT scan of the abdomen and Brain, Ba-meal X-ray were repeatedly done. There was suspicious distention of afferent loop during endoscopic investigation. The main diagnostic base was the history of the disease and clinically diagnosed ALS. It is a surgical urgency. During re-laparotomy, Roux-en-Y anastomosis with Tanners 19 modification was done. The patient did not have any complain during follow up after 10 days of the discharge from the hospital.
Mediscope Vol. 3, No. 2: July 2016, Pages 39-43
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