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Long‐term sequelae of gastrectomy
Author(s) -
Fletcher John P.,
Little John M.,
Collins Ian S.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1982.tb132346.x
Subject(s) - gastrectomy , medicine , general surgery , jaundice , cholecystitis , parenteral nutrition , gallbladder , gastroenterology , surgery , cancer
The sequelae of gastrectomy are well‐known. This papei describes a complicated clinical course which occurred eight years after partial gastrectomy. Initial features included marked weight loss, anaemia, multiple lung and liver abscesses, and cholestatic jaundice. Acalculous cholecystitis with a mucocele of the gallbladder developed iater. We emphasise the value of total parenteral nutrition in supporting such critically ill patients.