Taiwan
Case Report
Duodenal Stump Leak Post Curative Gastrectomy for Early Gastric Cancer Patient Treated with Endoscopic Stent which Complicated by Migration and Perforation
Author(s): Bandar Ali, Jin Won Lee and Kyo Young SongBandar Ali, Jin Won Lee and Kyo Young Song
Purpose: This report was designed to review the critical complication following gastrectomy that can cause devastating problems in duodenal stump leakage patients. Although a non-operative approach might effectively manage such a complication without compromising patients’ clinical conditions, it is not always uneventful.
Presentation of case: A 47 year old male with not known comorbidities diagnosed to have early gastric cancer and underwent a laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with Billroth-1 reconstruction. On postoperative day 9, the patient visited emergency department with a new history of persistent nausea, fatigue, and severe abdominal pain. His diagnostic workup revealed evidence of anastomotic site leak, which was initially treated by an endoscopic stent. Unfortunately, the.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2476-2261.1000107
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