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Afferent loop syndrome

MONDO:0006641

A complication of gastrojejunostomy (billroth II procedure), a reconstructive gastroenterostomy. It is caused by acute (complete) or chronic (intermittent) obstruction of the afferent jejunal loop due to hernia, intussusception, kinking, volvulus, etc. It is characterized by pain and vomiting of bile-stained fluid.

2 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 0 tagged with Afferent loop syndrome itself.

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Including sub-types (2) Tagged with Afferent loop syndrome (0)

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