Retroanastomotic hernia after Moynihan’s gastroenterostomy

Retroanastomotic hernias after gastroenterostomieseither antecolic or retrocolic-are extremely rare but are associated with high mortality rates due to delayed identification which precludes immediate surgical re-duction. In this report, we present a 77-year-old man with retroanastomotic herniation...

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Published inWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery Vol. 6; no. 9; pp. 187 - 189
Main Authors Karaman, Kerem, Yalkin, Omer, Ercan, Metin, Demir, Hakan, Altintoprak, Fatih, Zengin, Ismail
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 27.09.2014
Subjects
anastomosis
Case Report
extremely
hernia
immediate
mortality
perforation
Petersen
potentially
proximal
visceral
Moynihan’s gastroenterostomy
Intestinal obstruction
Retroanastomotic hernia
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Summary:Retroanastomotic hernias after gastroenterostomieseither antecolic or retrocolic-are extremely rare but are associated with high mortality rates due to delayed identification which precludes immediate surgical re-duction. In this report, we present a 77-year-old man with retroanastomotic herniation of the efferent loop segments that occurred 14 years after a Moynihan’s gastroenterostomy.
Bibliography:Author contributions: All the authors contributed equally to this work.
Correspondence to: Kerem Karaman, MD, Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, No: 76 Atioglu Sitesi B Blok Kapısı Girisi Daire: 4, Serdivan 54130, Sakarya, Turkey. karaman_kerem@yahoo.com.tr
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ISSN:1948-9366
1948-9366
DOI:10.4240/wjgs.v6.i9.187