Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  2008 Jul;37(1):30-34.

A Case of Successful Endoscopic Management of Afferent Loop Leakages by Using Hemoclips and a Detachable Snare

• Park SW
• Lee HL
• Ahn SE
• Park SY
• Lee OY
• Youn BC
• Choi HS
• Hahm JS

Abstract

There are many complications following gastrectomy and one of the most frequent complications is anastomosis site leakage. Postoperative leakage is a serious complication in patients after they undergo gastric surgery. It can lead to the progressive deterioration in the patient's condition and quality of life and the mortality rate is nearly 60%. We encountered a case of a 75 year-old man who had the leakage of the jejunal end of the Roux limb after total gastrectomy. We performed treatment of the leakage endoscopic clipping and detachable snaring. Hemoclips were fixed at the margin of both sides of the lesion. A detachable snare was used to bind both hemoclips, so the interval was made narrow. After snare binding, five hemoclips were used for final closure of the small interval. After treatment, the leakage of the afferent loop end was completely stopped. He resumed an oral intake and was discharged without complications.

Keyword

Afferent loop leakage; Detachable snare; Hemoclip

MeSH Terms

Extremities
Gastrectomy
Humans
Quality of Life
SNARE Proteins
SNARE Proteins