Abdominal radiography findings in small bowel anastomoses with V-BAR.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the present paper is to describe the normal radiological findings and the fragmentation time of the VALTRAC BAR (V-BAR).


METHODS
Ten cases of Roux-en-Y jejuno-jejunostomy with anastomosis with a n.25 Valtrac ring for gastric cancer were followed up during the postoperative period by plain abdominal X-ray examination.


RESULTS
Abdominal X-ray examination showed V-BAR fragmentation between day 14 and 21 after surgery. In one case only did fragmentation fail and the V-BAR migrated resulting in mechanical ileus.


CONCLUSIONS
The possible non-fragmentation and migration of the V-BAR confirms the need to follow up patients with plain abdominal radiography performed at short intervals during the postoperative period.
Dipartimento Universitario di Internistica Clinica e Sperimentale F. Magrassi-A. Lanzara, Sezione Scientifica di Diagnostica per Immagini, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Italy.
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Grassi
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De Rosa
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Greco
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Cappabianca
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Monaco
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Izzo
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De Martino