Perforated Afferent Loop Syndrome in a Patient with Recurrent Gastric Cancer: Non-Surgical Treatment with Percutaneous Transhepatic Duodenal Drainage and Endoscopic Stent.
10.5230/jkgca.2004.4.3.176
- Author:
Kyo Young SONG
1
;
Chang Hee SON
;
Cho Hyun PARK
;
Seung Nam KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. chpark@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Afferent loop syndrome;
Recurrent gastric cancer;
Internal and external drainage
- MeSH:
Afferent Loop Syndrome*;
Carcinoma;
Drainage*;
Humans;
Stents*;
Stomach Neoplasms*
- From:Journal of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association
2004;4(3):176-179
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Surgical treatment for afferent loop syndrome (ALS) in patients with recurrent gastric cancer is usually not feasible because of the recurrent tumor mass at the anastomosis site and/or extensive carcinomatosis resulting in bowel loop fixation. Furthermore, ALS usually makes oral intake impossible, resulting in a rapid deterioration in general condition. In this situation, gastroscopic stenting at the anastomotic site and/or percutaneous external drainage may be a more feasible alternative for palliation. We herein report a recurrent gastric cancer whose ALS was successfully treated with internal and external drainage procedures.
