Anterograde jejunojejunal intussusception resulted in acute efferent loop syndrome after subtotal gastrectomy

World J Gastroenterol. 2010 Jul 21;16(27):3472-4. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i27.3472.

Abstract

Postoperative intussusception is an unusual clinical entity in adults, and is rarely encountered as a complication following gastric surgery. The most common type after gastric surgery is retrograde jejunogastric intussusception, and jejunojejunal intussusception has been rarely reported. We report a case of anterograde jejunojejunal intussusception after radical subtotal gastrectomy with Billroth II anastomosis in a 38-year-old Korean woman with early gastric cancer, and include a review of the literature on this unusual complication.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Gastrectomy / adverse effects*
  • Gastrectomy / methods
  • Humans
  • Intussusception / etiology*
  • Jejunal Diseases / etiology*
  • Jejunum / pathology*
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery