Acute afferent loop syndrome in the early postoperative period following pancreaticoduodenectomy
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We report two cases of malignant afferent loop obstruction following pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). Case 1. A 70-year-old woman, who had undergone PD for pancreatic cancer, was referred to our hospital because of fever, jaundice, and abdominal pain. Ultrasonography and abdominal computed tomography demonstrated dilatation of a small bowel loop in the right upper quadrant. Laparotomy confirmed th...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0035-8843,1478-7083
DOI: 10.1308/003588414x14055925061036