Anterograde jejunojejunal intussusception resulted in acute efferent loop syndrome after subtotal gastrectomy.

Abstract

Postoperative intussusception is an unusual clinical entity in adults, and is rarely encountered as a complication following gastric surgery. The most common type after gastric surgery is retrograde jejunogastric intussusception, and jejunojejunal intussusception has been rarely reported. We report a case of anterograde jejunojejunal intussusception after radical subtotal gastrectomy with Billroth II anastomosis in a 38-year-old Korean woman with early gastric cancer, and include a review of the literature on this unusual complication.

• Authors: Jung Myun Kwak, Jin Kim, Sung Ock Suh
• Journal: World journal of gastroenterology (World J Gastroenterol) Vol. 16 Issue 27 Pg. 3472-4 (Jul 21 2010) ISSN: 2219-2840 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 20632454 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Female
• Gastrectomy (adverse effects, methods)
• Humans
• Intussusception (etiology)
• Jejunal Diseases (etiology)
• Jejunum (pathology)
• Postoperative Complications
• Stomach Neoplasms (surgery)