Successful treatment of remnant gastric cancer with afferent loop syndrome managed by percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage followed by elective gastrectomy: a case report

Successful treatment of remnant gastric cancer with afferent loop syndrome managed by percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage followed by elective gastrectomy: a case report

Abstract Background There are only few reported cases of remnant gastric cancer with concomitant afferent loop syndrome. Emergency surgery is the standard treatment strategy for this disease. However, some afferent loop syndrome cases, especially those with complete obstruction, can lead to a septic...

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Main Authors: Shu Aoyama, Masaaki Motoori, Yasuhiro Miyazaki, Tomoki Sugimoto, Yujiro Nishizawa, Hisateru Komatsu, Akira Inoue, Yoshinori Kagawa, Akira Tomokuni, Kazuhiro Iwase, Kazumasa Fujitani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-09-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Afferent loop syndrome
Remnant gastric cancer
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01304-6

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