[Restoration of duodenal transit in the surgical treatment of postgastrectomy syndrome. The Soupault-Bucaille procedure]

Minerva Chir. 2000 Jul-Aug;55(7-8):523-7.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Between 5-50% of patients undergoing gastric resection still develop postgastrectomy syndrome in spite of the development of surgical techniques and an improved knowledge of gastrointestinal physiopathology: unfortunately, 2-5% of these patients require surgery. The technique to be used depends on a careful clinical and instrumental evaluation aimed at identifying the dominant type of postresection syndrome and any associated lesions, on the previous operation and obviously on the intraoperative situation. Soupault-Bucaille's gastroduodenojejunoplasty aims to correct the postresection syndrome by reinserting the duodenum in the digestive circuit, interposing between it and the gastric stump a jejunal loop made from the efferent (or afferent in the case of Billroth II with efferent on the lesser gastric curvature). This reconstitutes a paraphysiological condition of the digestive circuit, reduces biliary reflux and resolves acute gastritis. It is indicated in patients affected by early or late dumping syndrome, or multi-deficiency syndromes that do not respond to pharmacological therapy. The presence of concomitant biliary reflux is not a contraindication for this procedure, but confirms the need. Roux-en-Y is able to produce better results in postgastrectomy syndromes with alkaline gastritis and/or esophagitis sustained by biliary reflux, gastric atonia and afferent loop syndromes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Dumping Syndrome / etiology
  • Dumping Syndrome / surgery
  • Duodenum / surgery*
  • Gastric Stump / surgery*
  • Gastrointestinal Motility
  • Humans
  • Jejunum / surgery*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postgastrectomy Syndromes / surgery*