Gastrogastric fistula after gastric bypass--is surgery always needed? 2006

Mathieu D'Hondt, and Franky Vansteenkiste, and Frank Van Rooy, and Dirk Devriendt
Department of Abdominal Surgery, AZ Groeninge Hospital Campus St.-Niklaas, Kortrijk, Belgium. mathieudhondt2000@yahoo.com

Because of regain of weight to BMI 37.1 kg/m(2) 6 years after a VBG, a 41-year-old female now underwent revision to divided Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, performed laparoscopically. 12 days postoperatively, she started bleeding from the main stomach, and CT scan revealed that the bypassed stomach was distended with clot. She was treated conservatively and stopped bleeding. Upper GI series 2 weeks postoperatively revealed a large gastrogastric fistula between the tiny pouch and the bypassed stomach. We initially planned to close the fistula. However, upper GI series 2 months and 4 months postoperatively showed no sign of gastrogastric fistula, and proton pump inhibitors were stopped. At 1 year after gastric bypass, our patient has had good weight loss.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009767 Obesity, Morbid The condition of weighing two, three, or more times the ideal weight, so called because it is associated with many serious and life-threatening disorders. In the BODY MASS INDEX, morbid obesity is defined as having a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2. Morbid Obesity,Obesity, Severe,Morbid Obesities,Obesities, Morbid,Obesities, Severe,Severe Obesities,Severe Obesity
D012075 Remission, Spontaneous A spontaneous diminution or abatement of a disease over time, without formal treatment. Spontaneous Healing,Spontaneous Regression,Spontaneous Remission,Healing, Spontaneous,Regression, Spontaneous,Spontaneous Healings,Spontaneous Regressions
D005260 Female Females
D005747 Gastric Fistula Abnormal passage communicating with the STOMACH. Stomach Fistula,Fistula, Gastric,Fistula, Stomach
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D015390 Gastric Bypass Surgical procedure in which the STOMACH is transected high on the body. The resulting small proximal gastric pouch is joined to any parts of the SMALL INTESTINE by an end-to-side SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS, depending on the amounts of intestinal surface being bypasses. This procedure is used frequently in the treatment of MORBID OBESITY by limiting the size of functional STOMACH, food intake, and food absorption. Gastroileal Bypass,Gastrojejunostomy,Greenville Gastric Bypass,Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass,Bypass, Gastric,Bypass, Gastroileal,Bypass, Roux-en-Y Gastric,Gastric Bypass, Greenville,Gastric Bypass, Roux-en-Y,Gastrojejunostomies,Roux en Y Gastric Bypass

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