Afferent loop syndrome caused by stenosis of jejunojejunal anastomosis of Roux-en-Y reconstruction | Zendy

G. P. U. P. De Silva | Zendy; M. S. E. Karunadasa | Zendy; P. S. K. Madugalle | Zendy; H. M. S. S. B. Rathnayake | Zendy

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Afferent loop syndrome caused by stenosis of jejunojejunal anastomosis of Roux-en-Y reconstruction

Author(s) -

G. P. U. P. De Silva,

M. S. E. Karunadasa,

P. S. K. Madugalle,

H. M. S. S. B. Rathnayake

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

sri lanka journal of surgery/sri lanka journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2279-2201

pISSN - 0379-8240

DOI - 10.4038/sljs.v37i2.8631

Subject(s) - medical journal , sri lanka , medicine , general surgery , family medicine , sociology , south asia , ethnology

Afferent loop syndrome (ALS) is an infrequent complication originally described with Billroth II gastrojejunostomy. It is caused by mechanical obstruction owing to internal herniation, volvulus or narrowing of the anastomosis. Similarly, an obstruction of the biliopancreatic limb of Rouxen-Y reconstruction can rarely cause ALS. Early diagnosis and surgical intervention are crucial to decrease morbidity and mortality in acute ALS.

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