Management of afferent loop obstruction: Reoperation or endoscopic and percutaneous interventions?

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. Sep 27, 2015; 7(9): 190-195
Published online Sep 27, 2015. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v7.i9.190

Table 1 Classification of afferent loop obstruction and management strategy

Causes			Management
Benign	Intraluminal	Foreign bodies	Surgery[2]
		Bezoar
		Enteroliths
		Intussusception
	Intramural	Gastrojejunostomy ulceration
	Extrinsic	Adhesions
		Volvulus
		Internal hernia
Malignant	Recurrence	Gastric remnant	Endoscopy for enteral stenting[32]
		Anastomotic sites	Transhepatic percutaneous enteral stenting or direct percutaneous tube enterostomy[29]
		Lymph nodes	By-pass surgery[2]
		Peritoneum
		Carcinomatosis
Radiation enteritis			Excision of the former afferent loop and reconstruction[31,33]

Citation: Blouhos K, Boulas KA, Tsalis K, Hatzigeorgiadis A. Management of afferent loop obstruction: Reoperation or endoscopic and percutaneous interventions? World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2015; 7(9): 190-195
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Blouhos K, Boulas KA, Tsalis K, Hatzigeorgiadis A. Management of afferent loop obstruction: Reoperation or endoscopic and percutaneous interventions? World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2015; 7(9): 190-195 [PMID: 26425267 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v7.i9.190]

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