Acute afferent loop syndrome with necrosis of the duodenum salvaged by total duodenectomy.
A completely necrotic duodenum in a 26-year-old man due to acute afferent loop obstruction was reported. A total duodenectomy with an implantation of the papilla of Vater into the Roux-en-Y jejunal limb was carried out. The Gastrographin meal study was useful in establishing the diagnosis.
D000328:Adult; D000343:Afferent Loop Syndrome / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis