Gastric outlet obstruction and intussusception following Frey's procedure in a patient with chronic pancreatitis - A case report
Most commonly reported postoperative complications of Frey's procedure include sepsis, delayed gastric emptying, and endocrine insufficiency. Here, we report unusual complications such as gastric outlet obstruction and intussusception following Frey's procedure in the late postoperative pe...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Most commonly reported postoperative complications of Frey's procedure include sepsis, delayed gastric emptying, and endocrine insufficiency. Here, we report unusual complications such as gastric outlet obstruction and intussusception following Frey's procedure in the late postoperative period. A 40-year-old patient with chronic pancreatitis with common bile duct stricture who underwent Frey's procedure, presented with recurrent vomiting episodes 3 months postoperatively. Contrast-enhanced computed tomogram (CECT) abdomen showed features of gastric outlet obstruction. A gastrojejunostomy was carried out. The patient was asymptomatic for 2 months following which the patient presented with features of jejunojejunal intussusception confirmed on CECT, which was managed conservatively. The patient remains asymptomatic on follow-up for the past 9 months. Our experience reveals that although reports of such complications following Frey's procedure are rare, gastric outlet obstruction and intussusception can occur following Frey's procedure, and hence, the surgeon should have an index of suspicion in patients with atypical presentation. |
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| Item Description: | 0971-9903 10.4103/jmgims.jmgims_45_17 |