Post-gastrectomy acidity.

Pathophysiology of post-gastrectomy hypoglycaemia.

The blood glucose and plasma insulin response to oral glucose and slow intravenous infusion of glucose was determined in seven patients who had undergone partial gastrectomy or gastroenterostomy. Similar studies were conducted in normal subjects; in these experiments oral glucose administration was replaced by infusion of glucose direct into the jejunum in order to simulate the rapid gastric em...

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Post Gastrectomy Patients

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in post-gastrectomy patients with Billroth II (BII) reconstruction and Roux-en-Y (RY) reconstruction presents a challenge to therapeutic endoscopists. Major difficulties, including intubation to the ampulla of Vater, selective cannulation, and ampullary intervention, must be overcome in these patients. Recent data have shown that device-assi...

Medium-Gastric Stenosis Post Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Case Report Endoscopic Dilatation for Stenosis after Sleeve Gastrectomy

We report the case of a 39-year-old male, BMI 39.2 kg/m2 and 57.6% excess weight (EW) submitted to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). One month after surgery the patient returned in poor general condition and food vomiting associated with abdominal pain. Gastrografin swallow study showed the presence of a medium-gastric stenosis of about 2 cm long. Endoscopy confirmed the presence of stenos...

Gastroesophageal stenting for the management of post sleeve gastrectomy leak

OBJECTIVES To retrospectively evaluate the effectiveness of gastroesophageal stenting for post sleeve gastrectomy staple line leaks using removable self-expandable stents. METHODS Between April 2012 and June 2015, 12 consecutive patients (6 males) with mean age of 34 years (21-38 years) presented with staple line leak 1-8 weeks after the operation (mean 2.8 weeks). Patients underwent gastroes...

Post-prandial electrocardiographic changes before and after gastrectomy.