Open AccessAn Unusual Cause of Efferent Loop Obstruction
Author(s) -
Ashok Kumar Sarker
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of enam medical college
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2304-9316
pISSN - 2227-6688
DOI - 10.3329/jemc.v10i2.53538
Subject(s) - efferent , medicine , laparotomy , billroth ii , surgery , gastrectomy , afferent , anatomy , cancer
Efferent loop obstruction is a very rare post-gastrectomy obstruction that can occur following Billroth-II or Roux-en-Y reconstruction. Here we report a case who underwent gastrojejunostomy for gastric outlet obstruction 30 years back and now developed efferent loop obstruction due to phytobezoar. The efferent loop obstruction was successfully resolved by laparotomy.
J Enam Med Col 2020; 10(2): 118-121