Gastric remnant infarction following laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy: CT diagnosis in two cases

Hyuk Jung Kim; Kyoung Ho Lee; Young Hoon Kim; Hyung Ho Kim; Se Hyung Kim; Hyuk Joon Lee; Jin Young Choi

doi:10.1007/s00261-006-9071-6

Gastric remnant infarction following laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy: CT diagnosis in two cases

Abdom Imaging. 2007 May-Jun;32(3):290-2. doi: 10.1007/s00261-006-9071-6. Epub 2006 Aug 24.

Authors

Hyuk Jung Kim¹, Kyoung Ho Lee, Young Hoon Kim, Hyung Ho Kim, Se Hyung Kim, Hyuk Joon Lee, Jin Young Choi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Seoul Medical Center, Samsung-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul-si, 171-1, Korea.

PMID: 16932849
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-006-9071-6

Abstract

We report two cases of gastric remnant infarction following laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for the treatment of early gastric cancer. In both cases, the infarction was diagnosed with contrast-enhanced computer tomography.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Gastrectomy / adverse effects*
Gastric Stump / blood supply*
Gastric Stump / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Infarction / diagnostic imaging
Infarction / etiology*
Laparoscopy*
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumoradiography
Stomach Neoplasms / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*