Cup-and-spill gastric deformity following Hassab's procedure for oesophageal varices: case report

East Afr Med J. 1995 Jul;72(7):468-70.

Abstract

Hassab's operation for selected case of oesophageal varices is believed by many workers to be a very satisfactory procedure. Various complications following this procedure have been reported, but none has reported a case of Cup-and-Spill gastric deformity following this operation. We present such a complication following this procedure on a senior medical colleague with oesophageal varices resulting from a subclinical or previously undiagnosed hepatitis resulting in liver fibrosis. He responded fairly well to conservative treatment and small feed at frequent interval.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices / etiology
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices / surgery*
  • Gastric Emptying
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Splenectomy / adverse effects*
  • Stomach / blood supply
  • Stomach / surgery*
  • Stomach Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Stomach Diseases / etiology*
  • Stomach Diseases / physiopathology