Obstructive jaundice due to internal herniation: a case report and review of the literature

Hepatogastroenterology. 2002 Jul-Aug;49(46):1030-2.

Abstract

A 45-year-old man was suffering from abdominal pain and vomiting. He was admitted to our hospital with a diagnosis of ileus and obstructive jaundice. He had undergone Roux-en-Y anastomosis for choledocholithiasis 14 years earlier. A computed tomography scan revealed a dilated afferent loop and dilated intrahepatic bile duct. Upper gastrointestinal examination with contrast medium and percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography showed a high intestinal obstruction around the jejunojejunal anastomosis. The patient underwent laparotomy based on a diagnosis of obstructive jaundice due to ileus. During the operation, he was found to have internal herniation of the small bowel through a rent in the mesentery around the Roux-en-Y anastomosis for choledochojejunostomy. The hernia was reduced, and bowel resection was performed due to stenosis of the afferent loop. Jejunojejunal anastomosis was re-performed and the defect in the mesocolon was closed. Internal herniation after Roux-en-Y anastomosis is a rare sequela, but it should be recognized that this complication can occur after Roux-en-Y anastomosis. For prevention of internal herniation around the Roux-en-Y limb, secure closing of the mesenteric defects is important.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y*
  • Choledochostomy*
  • Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / diagnostic imaging
  • Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / etiology*
  • Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / surgery
  • Hernia, Ventral / diagnostic imaging
  • Hernia, Ventral / etiology*
  • Hernia, Ventral / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Obstruction / diagnostic imaging
  • Intestinal Obstruction / etiology*
  • Intestinal Obstruction / surgery
  • Jejunal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Jejunal Diseases / etiology*
  • Jejunal Diseases / surgery
  • Male
  • Mesentery / diagnostic imaging
  • Mesentery / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Postcholecystectomy Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
  • Postcholecystectomy Syndrome / etiology*
  • Postcholecystectomy Syndrome / surgery
  • Reoperation
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed