title: [Afferent loop obstruction after total gastrectomy presenting as acute pancreatitis (clinical contribution to the etiopathogenesis)].
abstract: Afferent loop obstruction presenting as acute pancreatitis is an uncommon pathology encountred after total gastrectomy or gastric resection. The authors refer about a case of afferent loop syndrom presenting as acute pancreatitis, and conclude that, since this disease is very rare, aggressive and variable, its diagnosis and therapy is still controversal.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Catania.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Crescimanno
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zanghì
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brancato
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Parrinello
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Donati
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000343:Afferent Loop Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: L'ostruzione dell'ansa afferente nel gastrectomizzato totale quale rara causa di pancreatite acuta (contributo clinico all'etiopatogenesi).