Systemic steroid application for treatment of edematous anastomotic stenosis following delta-shaped anastomosis in laparoscopic distal gastrectomy: a case report

Systemic steroid application for treatment of edematous anastomotic stenosis following delta-shaped anastomosis in laparoscopic distal gastrectomy: a case report

Abstract Background Delta-shaped anastomosis is a common method of intracorporeal gastroduodenostomy in totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy. One common postoperative complication of this procedure is anastomotic stenosis, and endoscopic balloon dilatation is a major remedy for such complications...

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Main Authors: Jun Arima, Kohei Taniguchi, Toshihiro Kobayashi, Ichiro Tsunematsu, Shuji Kagota, Junna Sakane, Yusuke Suzuki, Kazuhisa Uchiyama, Masako Hiramatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Steroid
Delta-shaped anastomosis
Anastomotic stenosis
Gastrectomy
Gastric cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-020-00827-3

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