ABSTRACT
Presentamos el caso de una paciente con antecedente de bypass gástrico por laparoscopia, quien desarrolló a los 2 años de la intervención, fístula gastrogástrica caracterizada por dolor abdominal intratable y pérdida de peso insatisfactoria. Se realizó cirugía de revisión por laparoscopia con gastrectomía parcial del reservorio y remanente gástrico con nueva anastomosis gastroyeyunal. La evolución fue normal desapareciendo los síntomas y produciéndose nueva pérdida del exceso de peso
We present a case of a female patient with a prior laparoscopic gastric bypass who develops two years after surgery a gastrogastric fistula characterized by intractable abdominal pain and unsatisfactory weight loss. A laparoscopic revisional surgery was performed with pouch and remnant gastrectomy and new gastrojejunal anastomosis. The patient evolution was satisfactory, the symptoms were solved and new excess weight loss was achieved
Subject(s)
Humans , Adult , Female , Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y/adverse effects , Gastric Bypass/adverse effects , Gastric Bypass/methods , Digestive System Fistula/complications , Laparoscopy/methods , GastroenterologyABSTRACT
Gastrogastric fistula is an extremely rare complication of benign gastric ulcer. We report a case of gastrogastric fistula in a 67-year-old male who presented with symptoms of dyspnea on exertion, pretibial pitting edema, and dyspepsia. He suffered from a peptic ulcer 9 years ago and from a gastric outlet obstruction 5 years ago. A gastrogastric fistula was observed by endoscopy, and the biopsy forceps were passed through the fistulous tract. The patient was treated with proton pump inhibitors, and H. pylori was eradicated. Gastrogastric fistula, unlike other types of gastric fistulas, can be cured using non-surgical therapy as long as complications such as peritonitis, gastric outlet obstruction, and bleeding do not occur.