Blind loop syndrome after side-to-side ileocolonic anastomosis is a well-recognized entity even though its incidence and complication rates are not clearly defined. The inevitable dilation of the ileal cul-de-sac leads to stasis and bacterial overgrowth which eventually leads to mucosal ulceration and even full-thickness perforation. Blind loop syndrome may be an underestimated complication in the setting of digestive surgery. It should always be taken into account in cases of acute abdomen in patients who previously underwent right hemicolectomy. We herein report 3 patients who were diagnosed with perforative blind loop syndrome a few years after standard right hemicolectomy followed by a side-to-side ileocolonic anastomosis.

Blind loop perforation after side-to-side ileocolonic anastomosis / DALLA VALLE, Raffaele; Zinicola, Roberto; Iaria, Maurizio. - In: WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY. - ISSN 1948-9366. - 6:8(2014), p. 156-9. [10.4240/wjgs.v6.i8.156]

Blind loop perforation after side-to-side ileocolonic anastomosis

DALLA VALLE Raffaele;
2014-01-01

Abstract

Blind loop syndrome after side-to-side ileocolonic anastomosis is a well-recognized entity even though its incidence and complication rates are not clearly defined. The inevitable dilation of the ileal cul-de-sac leads to stasis and bacterial overgrowth which eventually leads to mucosal ulceration and even full-thickness perforation. Blind loop syndrome may be an underestimated complication in the setting of digestive surgery. It should always be taken into account in cases of acute abdomen in patients who previously underwent right hemicolectomy. We herein report 3 patients who were diagnosed with perforative blind loop syndrome a few years after standard right hemicolectomy followed by a side-to-side ileocolonic anastomosis.
2014
Blind loop perforation after side-to-side ileocolonic anastomosis / DALLA VALLE, Raffaele; Zinicola, Roberto; Iaria, Maurizio. - In: WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY. - ISSN 1948-9366. - 6:8(2014), p. 156-9. [10.4240/wjgs.v6.i8.156]
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