Roux-en-Y syndrome after surgical treatment of XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1066 @entity254 @entity3621 @entity356
OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the possible existence of the so-called <Roux-en-Y syndrome> in a group of 21 @entity1 who underwent surgery to correct postoperative @entity3621 . METHODS: the study group consisted of 15 @entity1 and 6 @entity1 (mean age 39.2 years). All had undergone Billroth II subtotal gastrectomy (20 for @entity1066 and 1 for @entity356 ). Alkaline diversion was done with the Roux-en-Y technique 50-60 cm away from the gastrojejunal @entity254 . In all @entity1 bilateral truncal vagotomy at the hiatus was also done. No mechanical alterations in the gastrojejunal @entity254 were found during surgery. Mean follow-up period was 8.2 years (range 6.5-10.7 years), during which clinical, radiological and endoscopic studies were obtained. Gammagraphic study of gastric remnant emptying was done on postoperative day 30. RESULTS: none of the @entity1 had clinical, radiological or endoscopic manifestations that indicated the presence of Roux-en-Y syndrome. Gammagraphic studies of gastric remnant emptying did not demonstrate significant differences between preoperative (T1/2: 7.3 min) and postoperative values (T1/2: 10.1 min). CONCLUSIONS: we found no evidence of disturbances in gastric remnant emptying after Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy to treat postoperative alkaline @entity356 .
