An unusual presentation of late oesophagojejunal anastomotic leak after total D2 gastrectomy

A R Verma; V M Patel; S Mikhail; E Zacharakis

doi:10.1308/003588412X13171221589450

An unusual presentation of late oesophagojejunal anastomotic leak after total D2 gastrectomy

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2012 Mar;94(2):e106-8. doi: 10.1308/003588412X13171221589450.

Authors

A R Verma¹, V M Patel, S Mikhail, E Zacharakis

Affiliation

¹ Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, UK.

Abstract

Oesophagojejunal anastomotic leak usually presents in the early post-operative period with abdominal pain and sepsis. We report a case of late anastomotic leak presenting as epigastric pain with hyperamylasaemia and discuss the differential diagnosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / etiology
Adenocarcinoma / surgery
Aged
Anastomosis, Surgical
Anastomotic Leak / etiology*
Esophagus / surgery*
Gastrectomy / adverse effects*
Humans
Jejunum / surgery*
Male
Sepsis / etiology
Stomach Neoplasms / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed