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Shahar Grunner1, Hayim Gilshtein, Eliahu Kakiashvili
1Department of General Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel ; Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
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A 59-year-old female experienced dysphagia due to a colon obstruction. Surgical intervention included completion gastrectomy and colectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction for the obstructing lesion.
Area of Science:
- Gastroenterology
- Surgical Oncology
- Colorectal Surgery
Background:
- A 59-year-old female presented with dysphagia, a history of childhood colonic interposition surgery for anastomotic stricture post-proximal gastrectomy.
- The patient had undergone a prior proximal gastrectomy for gastric ulcer perforation.
Observation:
- Imaging revealed a space-occupying lesion causing distal obstruction in the interposed colon.
- The lesion significantly impacted the patient's swallowing function.
Findings:
- Surgical exploration identified the space-occupying lesion obstructing the distal interposed colon.
- Completion gastrectomy and segmental colectomy were performed.
Implications:
- Roux-en-Y coloenterostomy and enteroenterostomy were successfully reconstructed.
- This case highlights management of complex gastrointestinal reconstruction complications.
Abstract:
A 59-year-old female with dysphagia presented to our clinic. In childhood, she underwent colonic interposition due to anastomotic stricture after a previous proximal gastrectomy for gastric ulcer perforation. Imaging studies revealed a space-occupying lesion obstructing the distal interposed colon. At surgery, completion gastrectomy with segmental colectomy was carried out, and Roux-en-Y coloenterostomy and enteroenterostomy were performed.
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