A Case of Successful Endoscopic Management of Afferent Loop Leakages by Using Hemoclips and a Detachable Snare.
- Author:
Se Woo PARK
1
;
Hang Lak LEE
;
Seong Eun AHN
;
So Yeun PARK
;
Oh Young LEE
;
Byung Chul YOUN
;
Ho Soon CHOI
;
Jun Soo HAHM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. alwayshang@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Afferent loop leakage;
Detachable snare;
Hemoclip
- MeSH:
Extremities;
Gastrectomy;
Humans;
Quality of Life;
SNARE Proteins
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2008;37(1):30-34
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
There are many complications following gastrectomy and one of the most frequent complications is anastomosis site leakage. Postoperative leakage is a serious complication in patients after they undergo gastric surgery. It can lead to the progressive deterioration in the patient's condition and quality of life and the mortality rate is nearly 60%. We encountered a case of a 75 year-old man who had the leakage of the jejunal end of the Roux limb after total gastrectomy. We performed treatment of the leakage endoscopic clipping and detachable snaring. Hemoclips were fixed at the margin of both sides of the lesion. A detachable snare was used to bind both hemoclips, so the interval was made narrow. After snare binding, five hemoclips were used for final closure of the small interval. After treatment, the leakage of the afferent loop end was completely stopped. He resumed an oral intake and was discharged without complications.
