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Blind Loop Syndrome

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Jejunal loop5

• It is caused by acute (complete) or chronic (intermittent) obstruction of the afferent jejunal loop due to HERNIA, intussusception, kinking, VOLVULUS, etc. (sickkids.ca)
• One the basis of his anatomic studies, Petersen recommended an anastomosis of the high jejunal loop to the posterior surface of the stomach to avoid the long looped Roux-en-Y anastomosis. (medscape.com)
• The afferent loop syndromes result from obstruction to the afferent jejunal loop after gastrojejunostomy. (laparoscopyhospital.com)
• Soupault-Bucaille's gastroduodenojejunoplasty aims to correct the postresection syndrome by reinserting the duodenum in the digestive circuit, interposing between it and the gastric stump a jejunal loop made from the efferent (or afferent in the case of Billroth II with efferent on the lesser gastric curvature). (minervamedica.it)
• The jejunal loop is placed with the fornix on the left, and in a slight clockwise rotation so that its antimesenteric edge is in contact with the pancreatic sectional duodfnopancreatectomia. (upravazamladeisport.me)

Management of afferent loop syndrome1

• Endoscopic management of afferent loop syndrome caused by enteroliths and anastomotic stricture. (isciii.es)

Obstruction of the afferent loop2

• The fact remains that ALS is a purely mechanical complication consisting of varying degrees of obstruction of the afferent loop and will not resolve without surgery or other interventional techniques. (medscape.com)
• Metal stent placement for malignant obstruction of the afferent loop was found to be safe and feasible. (e-ce.org)

Limb18

• In a post-op Whipple patient, an acute afferent limb obstruction is especially concerning because there's a fresh bilary anastomosis potentially at risk. (buckeyesurgeon.com)
• When I took her back, the obstructed, summer sausage-swollen afferent limb was confirmed. (buckeyesurgeon.com)
• It just didn't seem to want to "lay right" without kinking (perhaps secondary to some redundancy in the afferent limb). (buckeyesurgeon.com)
• So I rerouted the afferent limb downstream via a Roux-en-Y reconstruction. (buckeyesurgeon.com)
• Afferent Loop Syndrome (ALS) is a complication caused by obstruction of the biliopancreatic limb after gastrointestinal reconstruction. (clinicsinsurgery.com)
• In a loop syndrome, a portion or "limb" of the small intestine becomes blocked. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
• We therefore performed receliotomy in which the hepaticojejunostomy was disconnected and reconstructed using a new Y limb 40-cm in length constructed in a double Roux-en-Y fashion. (biomedsearch.com)
• d) Bacterial overgrowth in afferent limb causes malabsorption of fat and other nutrients, such as vitamin B12 or iron. (mcqsurgery.com)
• Candy Cane syndrome" (a blind afferent Roux limb at the gastro-jejunostomy [GJ]) has been implicated as a cause of abdominal pain, nausea, and emesis after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure (RYGB), but remains poorly described. (sages.org)
• On UGI, the afferent limb appeared to fill first before "spilling" into the roux limb. (sages.org)
• On endoscopy, the afferent limb was the most direct outlet from the gastro-jejunostomy. (sages.org)
• Candy Cane" syndrome is a real phenomenon that resolves after resection of the blind afferent limb. (sages.org)
• This syndrome can be managed safely with excellent outcomes with revisional surgery and removal of the afferent limb. (sages.org)
• The afferent limb of the neobladder, into which the uretero-ileal anastomoses are later performed, is positioned on the right hand side of the pelvis, and is not detubularized. (freethesaurus.com)
• The staple line is excised from the cranial section of the afferent limb , and either oversewn with 3. (freethesaurus.com)
• A small opening remains at the anterior wall just below the afferent limb , which is where the ureteric stents will pass through the neobladder and into the ureters. (freethesaurus.com)
• The afferent limb and ureters are lined up on the right side. (freethesaurus.com)
• Stimulation of the superficial and deep cardiac plexuses, which connect to the afferent limb of the hiccup reflex arc, caused by acute anterolateral myocardial infarction, can lead to persistent and intractable hiccups. (freethesaurus.com)

Case of afferent loop3

• Vettoretto and associates reported a case of afferent loop obstruction caused by an adhesive band following distal gastrectomy and reconstruction for gastric cancer. (medscape.com)
• What we're dealing with is a classic case of Afferent Loop Syndrome . (buckeyesurgeon.com)
• We present a case of afferent loop syndrome (ALS) occurring after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) in a patient who had previously undergone total gastrectomy (TG), and review the English-language literature concerning reconstruction procedures following PD in patients who had undergone TG. (biomedsearch.com)

Gastrectomy5

• When you do a Whipple or a Billroth II gastrectomy, there is a loop of bowel (jejunum and/or duodenum) that extends upstream from the gastrojejunostomy toward the pancreas and common bile duct. (buckeyesurgeon.com)
• Concise reviews with references, of major problems likely to occur after gastrectomy: the early and late postprandial dumping syndromes, afferent loop syndromes, alkaline reflex gastritis and esophagitis, delayed gastric emptying, recurrent peptic ulceration, gastric-remnant carcinoma, post-vagotomy diarrhea, hematologic problems, malabsorption. (annals.org)
• Q) Not true about afferent loop syndrome a) It can occur after either partial or total gastrectomy with Billroth ii reconstruction or roux en y gastrojejunostomy b) Acute obstruction is more common than chronic c) Weight loss and anemia are common. (mcqsurgery.com)
• Gastrectomy usually means removal of part of the stomach and anastomosis of the gastric remnant with either the duodenum (Billroth I) or a loop of proximal jejunum (Billroth II). (pocketdrugguide.com)
• Jawa R , Gutierrez L, Toro-Serra R, Kulaylat M. Afferent loop syndrome following partial gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction. (stonybrookmedicine.edu)

Complications4

• Uncommon complications of pouch surgery include afferent loop syndrome and prolapse [ 3 , 4 ]. (hindawi.com)
• The objectives of this study were to report the rate of postoperative complications following TG, to analyze adverse postoperative outcomes, and to determine which of the two techniques - the Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy and Omega-Braun TG, is safer. (readbyqxmd.com)
• Given the significant complications associated with this procedure such as biliary reflux, marginal ulceration, and afferent loop syndrome, a revision into a Roux-en-Y anatomy is generally recommended. (readbyqxmd.com)
• Several of the complications and symptoms in Wyburn-Mason syndrome are presumably the result of hemodynamic stress. (eye-pix.com)

Gastrojejunostomy4

• Several procedures have been described, but the two predominant operations are Billroth I gastroduodenostomy and Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy. (medscape.com)
• Afferent loop syndrome (ALS) is a rare complication of Billroth-II gastrojejunostomy (1). (isciii.es)
• Gastrojejunostomy is a surgical procedure in which an anastomosis is created between the stomach and the proximal loop of the jejunum. (medscape.com)
• afferent loop syndrome chronic partial obstruction of the proximal loop (duodenum and jejunum) after gastrojejunostomy, resulting in duodenal distention, pain, and nausea following ingestion of food. (thefreedictionary.com)

Chronic1

• In chronic afferent loop syndrome the obstruction is intermittent and produces a clinical syndrome. (laparoscopyhospital.com)

Acute afferent2

• Electrohydraulic lithotripsy of an impacted enterolith causing acute afferent loop syndrome. (isciii.es)
• Acute afferent loop syndrome results from complete obstruction, usually occurs early after surgery and runs a devastatingly lethal course unless promptly treated by reoperation. (laparoscopyhospital.com)

Arterioles5

• Also describes blood or lymph vessels in which flow is towards some point of reference, e.g. afferent arterioles to the glomeruli of the kidney. (thefreedictionary.com)
• Quantitative analysis of afferent arterioles was performed as previously described [16]. (thefreedictionary.com)
• Other mechanisms of Amphotericin B induced nephrotoxicity suggested in the literature are direct toxic effects to the afferent arterioles and tubules and direct renal and systemic vasoconstriction. (thefreedictionary.com)
• 27) has measured renal arteriolar diameter using a vascular cast technique and have found that the afferent arterioles were constricted while the efferent arterioles were dilated in DOCA-salt hypertensive rats. (thefreedictionary.com)
• Corelease of neuropeptides from capsaicin-sensitive afferents dilates submucosal arterioles in guinea pig ileum. (semanticscholar.org)

HERNIA4

• Afferent loop syndrome is a mechanical bowel obstruction (internal hernia, volvulus, stricturing, etc) that results in an effective biliary outlet obstruction. (buckeyesurgeon.com)
• On 13-07-2016, following stomach pain and vomiting, another CECT Scan of the whole abdomen was done which showed Midline Supraumbilical Hernia with herniation of distal ileal loop with obstruction. (laparoscopyhospital.com)
• The blockage in efferent loop syndrome can happen because of a hernia within the small intestine, which becomes trapped and blocked. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
• Depending on how severe the efferent loop syndrome has become, the surgery may have to repair lesions, fix a hernia, close any anatomical defects, repair the intestine. (hopkinsmedicine.org)

Nerves6

• Describes nerves that carry impulses towards the central nervous system, or to relay stations outside it, from neural receptors (e.g. sensory nerves from the skin, those conveying proprioceptive information from muscles and joints or visceral afferents from internal organs). (thefreedictionary.com)
• n.pl See nerves, afferent, in pulp. (thefreedictionary.com)
• Afferent nerves receive sensory input. (thefreedictionary.com)
• The afferent nerves of the peripheral nervous system send impulses to the central nervous system. (thefreedictionary.com)
• The afferent nerve fibers that constitute the afferent nerves are subdivided into groups corresponding to the particular sensory systems-for example, the visual, auditory, or olfactory system. (thefreedictionary.com)
• While some of the afferent nerves consist of fibers from different receptors (for example, cutaneous and muscular), most nerves consist of fibers of a single sensory type. (thefreedictionary.com)

Stents3

• Korean investigators have suggested that placement of partially covered self-expandable dual stents may be effective in patients who develop afferent loop syndrome following different types of surgical procedures. (medscape.com)
• In addition, there have been few reports on the placement of metal stents into the afferent loop. (e-ce.org)
• To identify patients with afferent loop syndrome for this study, the registration system for national insurance reimbursement claims, discharge summaries, and the prospectively maintained database of the placement of gastrointestinal stents at Sendai City Medical Center between 2009 and 2016 were searched. (e-ce.org)

Jejunum1

• In 1885, when Billroth encountered a large pyloric tumor during laparotomy, instead of a gastroduodenostomy, he anastomosed a loop of jejunum to the stomach proximal to the growth because the patient was not fit for primary resection (as a consequence of malnourishment secondary to gastric outlet obstruction ). (medscape.com)

Impulses1

• We can voluntarily control the vagal afferent impulses from stretch receptors and thus are able to influence these important centres, which determine the internal environment and out response the external environment The subjects in the yoga asana group showed significant improvement of PGWB scores. (thefreedictionary.com)

Metal stent3

• The diagnosis of afferent loop syndrome was confirmed, and the patients were successfully treated by inserting an endoscopic metal stent using a colonoscopic endoscope . (bvsalud.org)
• Among patients with afferent loop syndrome whose data were extracted from databases, 5 patients in whom metal stent placement was attempted were included and evaluated in this study. (e-ce.org)
• At our institution, we have treated patients with malignant afferent loop obstruction using metal stent placement, and we report the results herein. (e-ce.org)

Endoscopy2

• Upper digestive endoscopy revealed a punctiform anastomotic stricture of the afferent loop. (isciii.es)
• Endoscopy of the pouch including 50 cm of the afferent loop was easily done with no signs of ischemia or obvious twisting. (hindawi.com)

Complication1

• To avoid this complication, the technique of the Roux-en-Y anastomosis was introduced by Wolfer in 1883 and later popularized by Cesar Roux of Lausanne in 1887. (medscape.com)

Postgastrectomy5

• Interestingly, based on their retrospective study of 19 patients with postgastrectomy syndromes of whom 3 had ALS, Borrelli et al reported that a significant proportion of patients required minor surgical intervention. (medscape.com)
• Postgastrectomy Syndromes. (annals.org)
• Restoration of the duodenal transit in surgical treatment of the postgastrectomy syndrome. (minervamedica.it)
• Between 5-50% of patients undergoing gastric resection still devolop postgastrectomy syndrome in spite of the development of surgical techniques and an improved knowledge of gastrointestinal physiopathology: unfortunately, 2-5% of these patients require surgery. (minervamedica.it)
• Rouy-en-Y is able to produce better results in postgastrectomy syndromes with alkaline gastritis and/or esophagitis sustained by biliary reflux, gastric atonia and afferent loop syndromes. (minervamedica.it)

VOLVULUS1

• A loop of the distal ileum was also found to be twisted behind the mesentery of the afferent loop of the pouch as a remaining part of the volvulus (Figure 2 ). (hindawi.com)

Resection1

• A malabsorption syndrome resulting from extensive operative resection of the SMALL INTESTINE, the absorptive region of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. (umassmed.edu)

Abstract1

• Abstract Objective: We investigated the possible association of metabolic syndrome with arterial stiffness and coronary atherosclerosis in nondiabetic postmenopausal women. (biomedsearch.com)

Distal1

• After reduction of the distal ileum a pouchopexy was made with one row of multiple interrupted nonabsorbable monofilament sutures (Prolene) to the presacral fascia as well as closure of the open space behind the mesentery of the afferent loop in the same manner. (hindawi.com)

Small bowel3

• What we see is a dilated loop of small bowel trekking transversely across the abdomen. (buckeyesurgeon.com)
• The X-ray showed mildly distended small bowel loops, following which he was given medicines for 3 days. (laparoscopyhospital.com)
• During the early phase of the dumping syndrome, the hyperosmolar small-bowel contents draw water into the lumen, stimulate bowel motility, and release vasoactive agents, such as serotonin, bradykinin, neurotensin, substance P, and vasoactive intestinal peptide from the bowel wall. (pocketdrugguide.com)

Symptoms7

• When Billroth attempted the same procedure, his patient succumbed to symptoms and postmortem findings of what is today known as afferent loop syndrome. (medscape.com)
• What are the symptoms of efferent loop syndrome after gastric surgery? (hopkinsmedicine.org)
• Contact your healthcare provider immediately if you have any symptoms of efferent loop syndrome any time after your weight-loss surgery. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
• Although many people with 5q- syndrome have no symptoms related to anemia, especially in the early stages of the condition, some affected individuals develop extreme tiredness (fatigue), weakness, and an abnormally pale appearance (pallor) as the condition worsens. (malacards.org)
• Macrocytic Anemia, Refractory, Due to 5q Deletion, Somatic, also known as 5q- syndrome , is related to deletion 5q35 and myelodysplastic syndrome , and has symptoms including myelodysplasia , abnormality of cells of the megakaryocyte lineage and refractory macrocytic anemia . (malacards.org)
• The word "Syndrome" comes from the Greek word sundrom, which means concurrence of symptoms, or from word sundromos, which means running together :(sun-, syn- + dromos, a running). (medindia.net)
• The typical symptoms and signs in the setting of gastric surgery usually are sufficient to make the diagnosis of dumping syndrome. (pocketdrugguide.com)

Efferent loop syndrome9

• Efferent loop syndrome is one of two "loop syndromes" that can happen after some types of gastric surgery. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
• Efferent loop syndrome is quite rare. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
• What causes efferent loop syndrome after gastric surgery? (hopkinsmedicine.org)
• When efferent loop syndrome happens, it is often within the first few weeks after surgery. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
• How is efferent loop syndrome diagnosed? (hopkinsmedicine.org)
• If your healthcare provider suspects that you have efferent loop syndrome as a result of a gastric bypass procedure, he or she may perform a physical exam, upper gastrointestinal X-ray, or a CT scan to look for the blockage. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
• How is efferent loop syndrome treated? (hopkinsmedicine.org)
• Surgery is needed to correct efferent loop syndrome and restore the intestines to healthy working order. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
• Surgery is needed to correct efferent loop syndrome. (hopkinsmedicine.org)

Surgical3

• Patients with afferent loop syndrome after pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy frequently cannot be confirmed as surgical candidates due to poor medical condition. (bvsalud.org)
• Please understand that we are contacting you primarily for non surgical treatment of afferent loop syndrome and not for cancer treatment. (laparoscopyhospital.com)
• For patients in whom this syndrome is due to malignant obstruction, such surgical treatments are extremely challenging if the malignancy is in the most advanced stage. (e-ce.org)

Pancreaticoduodenectomy1

• Afferent loop syndrome in patients who have undergone a pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy can present with ascending cholangitis . (bvsalud.org)

Enterolith4

• To our knowledge, there are two cases in which electrohydraulic lithotripsy was used to fragment a large enterolith in the afferent loop (1,3). (isciii.es)
• Enterolith causing afferent loop obstruction: a case report and literature review. (isciii.es)
• Endoscopic removal of an enterolith causing afferent loop syndrome using electrohydraulic lithotripsy. (isciii.es)
• Afferent loop syndrome caused by an impacted enterolith is very rare, and endoscopic removal of the enterolith may be difficult if a stricture is present or the normal anatomy has. (koreamed.org)

Proprioceptive1

• Compression of proprioceptive afferents results in the perception of numbness. (drvanonline.com)

Fiber1

• 2. something that so conducts, as an afferent fiber or nerve. (thefreedictionary.com)

Pyloric1

• The dumping syndrome develops as a result of the loss of pyloric regulation of gastric emptying. (pocketdrugguide.com)

Vein2

• How is Afferent Branchial Vein abbreviated? (thefreedictionary.com)
• The appearance of the arteriovenous malformations in Wyburn-Mason syndrome may vary from a localized abnormality between an artery and a vein, to marked dilation and tortuosity of the retinal vessels. (eye-pix.com)

Zollinger-Ellison1

• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, which consists of a gastrin-secreting islet cell tumour (gastrinoma) leading to marked hypergastrinemia, is a rare cause of recurrent peptic ulceration. (enetmd.com)

Thesaurus1

• Afferent Loop Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (sickkids.ca)

Bacterial1

• This condition is related to a large volume of reflux through the biliary-enteric anastomosis and static materials with bacterial overgrowth in the afferent loop. (bvsalud.org)

Impulse2

• An afferent nerve conducts the impulse from the site of origin to the central nervous system. (thefreedictionary.com)
• See also afferent impulse. (thefreedictionary.com)

Adhesions1

• Causes of afferent loop obstruction include adhesions, internal hernias, intestinal strictures or malignancy (2). (isciii.es)

Neuron2

• Pain afferents (nociceptors) have small (the smallest) diameter neuron fibers. (drvanonline.com)
• Mechanoreceptor afferents (proprioceptors) have large diameter (the largest) neuron fibers. (drvanonline.com)

Disorder3

• 25 5q minus (5q-) syndrome is a type of bone marrow disorder called myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). (malacards.org)
• 22q11.2 deletion syndrome is a genetic disorder that can cause many health problems. (cedars-sinai.org)
• Abilify can also serve as an adjunctive treatment for major depressive disorder, and Tourette syndrome (oral tablet or oral solution only). (faintpower.cf)

Dumping3

• [ 8 ] Mix coined the term dumping syndrome and described its characteristics in 1922. (medscape.com)
• It is indicated in patients affected by early or late Dumping syndrome, or multideficiency syndromes that do not respond to pharmacological therapy. (minervamedica.it)
• a pyloroplasty alone can lead to the dumping syndrome. (pocketdrugguide.com)