A Case of Afferent Loop Syndrome Treated by Endoscopic Drainage Procedure using Nasogastric Tube / 대한소화기학회지

Afferent loop syndrome is an uncommon complication which occurs in patients with Billroth II partial gastrectomy. Clinically, the diagnosis of afferent loop syndrome may be difficult to establish and thus, depends on the finding of computed tomography, abdominal ultrasound, barium studies and hepatobiliary scan. When the diagnosis is made, most of the cases are treated by surgical operation. We present a case of 67-year-old male patient with afferent loop syndrome associated with acute pancreatitis which was treated by endoscopic drainage procedure using a nasogastric tube.

Síndrome da alça aferente: relato de um caso

Resumo: A síndrome da alça aferente ocorre em pacientes gastrectomizados nos casos de edema de anastomose, no emprego de técnica incorreta de reconstruçäo de gastrectomia ou ainda nos casos de tumores gástricos por recidiva tumoral. Queixas como ictericía, distensäo abdominal associada a dor e vômitos devem ser investigadas quanto a esta síndrome.

Síndrome da alça aferente secundária à recorrência de câncer gástrico operado / Afferent loop syndrome secondary to the recurrence of an operated gastric cancer

Os autores relatam um caso de paciente portador de Síndrome de alça aferente, submetido a uma gastrectomia subtotal radical a Billroth II por adenocarcinoma gástrico dois anos antes, e realizam breve revisao de literatura.