Open AccessRetroanastomotic hernia after Moynihan’s gastroenterostomy
Author(s) -
Kerem Karaman,
Ömer Yalkın,
Metin Ercan,
Hakan Demir,
Fatih Altıntoprak,
İsmail Zengin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9366
DOI - 10.4240/wjgs.v6.i9.187
Subject(s) - gastroenterostomy , medicine , surgery , hernia , general surgery , gastrectomy , cancer
Retroanastomotic hernias after gastroenterostomies-either antecolic or retrocolic-are extremely rare but are associated with high mortality rates due to delayed identification which precludes immediate surgical reduction. In this report, we present a 77-year-old man with retroanastomotic herniation of the efferent loop segments that occurred 14 years after a Moynihan's gastroenterostomy.