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Afferent loop syndrome in a patient having incomplete annular pancreas

Author(s) -

Warun Jose,

Deepali Saxena,

Ravi Hoisala

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

bjr|case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2055-7159

DOI - 10.1259/bjrcr.20160015

Subject(s) - duodenum , medicine , afferent , pancreas , complication , surgery , loop (graph theory) , radiology , anatomy , mathematics , combinatorics

Afferent loop syndrome is a rare complication following a Billroth II procedure and is seen in 3/1000 cases. This case report shows the importance of radiological imaging in a patient with a past history of abdominal surgery, for which no records were available. Imaging showed incomplete annular pancreas, leading to narrowing of the second part of the duodenum, which was the indication for gastrojejunostomy in the past, now presenting with features of afferent loop syndrome.

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