MJ Turchi y col. Bypass en Y-de-Roux sobre una funduplicatura de Nissen. Rev Argent Cirug 2019;111(2):95-98
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a anastomosis was performed using absorbable suture,
prevalent chronic disease affecꢀng between 8% and and the anastomosis was calibrated with a K-225 probe.
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,2.
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6% of the populaꢀon in Western countries Obesity Methylene blue test was negaꢀve for leaks. A one-layer
is associated with increased intra-abdominal pressure hand-sewn jejuno-jenunal anastomosis was then per-
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,4.
and can be an independent risk factor for GERD
formed using absorbable suture, 150 cm distal from the
Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplicaꢀon has pro- gastro-jejunal anastomosis, and a subhepaꢀc drain was
ved to be safe and effecꢀve for treaꢀng this condiꢀon placed.
and offers significant advantages compared with long-
The postoperaꢀve period was unevenꢅul and
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,6.
term medical therapy Yet, morbid obesity can adver- the paꢀent was discharged four days aꢂer surgery. In
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sely affect the outcome of the procedure Therefore, the last follow-up visit six months aꢂer surgery, the
more paꢀents may require a bariatric procedure aꢂer a paꢀent had lost 50% of the iniꢀal excess weight, was
previous Nissen fundoplicaꢀon, either to lose weight or free of GERD symptoms and did not need medical
for recurrent reflux.
We report the case of a female paꢀent with
treatment.
Conversion to RYGB aꢂer Nissen fundoplica-
morbid obesity and GERD with a history of Nissen fun- ꢀon is safe and effecꢀve, but is associated with grea-
doplicaꢀon who sought medical care seven years later ter morbidity and longer operaꢀve ꢀme and hospital
for evaluaꢀon for bariatric surgery.
stay, even when compared with revisional bariatric
A 50-year-old female paꢀent with a body mass surgery. Early and late, intraoperaꢀve and postopera-
index (BMI) of 40.4 kg/m2 was evaluated for bariatric ꢀve complicaꢀons have been described: splenectomy
surgery aꢂer repeated failed aꢄempts to lose weight. for intraoperaꢀve hemorrhage requiring blood trans-
The paꢀent had other comorbidiꢀes as asthma, sleep fusion, reoperaꢀon for suspected anastomoꢀc leak,
apnea and GERD. She had a history of GERD with symp- pulmonary embolism, wound site infecꢀon, anastomo-
toms for 15 years and underwent laparoscopic Nissen ꢀc bleeding requiring blood transfusion, anastomoꢀc
fundoplicaꢀon seven years before the medical visit. strictures requiring dilaꢀons, gastrogastric fistula and
Since then, she remained asymptomaꢀc and did not bowel obstrucꢀon1 Other authors did not find or did
require medical treatment. At that moment, her BMI not report short or long-term complicaꢀons, as in our
was 32 and did not present associated comorbidiꢀes. case1
0-12.
1-13.
The preoperaꢀve upper gastrointesꢀnal videoendos-
The increased risk of morbidity can be aꢄribu-
copy revealed hiatal hernia, with an apparently normal ted to technical diꢆculꢀes during the operaꢀon. Adhe-
esophagus. Aꢂer she was informed of the higher risks sions in the leꢂ border of the liver may produce signifi-
of bariatric surgery following a Nissen fundoplicaꢀon, cant loss of blood and risk of biliary leaks.
she decided to undergo surgery.
The fundoplicaꢀon must be completely taken
The procedure selected in this case was the down, and the fundus must once again be in proper
laparoscopic take-down of Nissen fundoplicaꢀon and anatomic posiꢀon for proper proximal pouch forma-
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Aꢂer establishing the ꢀon. This can also be diꢆcult, and a major problem is
pneumoperitoneum, two 10-mm ports were placed devascularizaꢀon of the gastric fundus with ligaꢀon of
(
one at the level and the other above the umbilicus), the short gastric arteries with previous fundoplicaꢀon
two 12-mm ports were inserted at the right and leꢂ and loss of the leꢂ gastric artery as a blood supply to
subcostal areas and two 5-mm ports were posiꢀoned the fundus. Any ischemia in the gastric remnant should
at the leꢂ and right subxiphoid areas.
be managed by resecꢀon, but ischemia of the proximal
The previous fundoplicaꢀon was idenꢀfied pouch can result in postoperaꢀve leak and stricture of
and was carefully taken down, reestablishing the ana- the gastrojejunal anastomosis. The esophagus and dis-
tomy. Dense adhesions were found from the proximal tal crura must be dissected, and any para-esophageal
stomach to the leꢂ lateral sector of the liver. Extreme hernia must be reduced and the hernial sac removed,
care was taken to idenꢀfy and maintain the correct pla- followed by hiatoplasty1
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ne of dissecꢀon to minimize trauma of the liver capsule
An alternaꢀve technique would be to leave
and serosal surface of the stomach. The procedure in- the fundoplicaꢀon intact and create the gastric pouch
cluded esophageal calibraꢀon (K-227) and hiatoplasty just distal to the wrap. The potenꢀal advantages of
with non-absorbable suture. Then, the stomach was this method include shorter operaꢀve ꢀmes and less
cut and the gastric pouch was created using a linear risk of damage to the proximal stomach and esopha-
stapler. The greater omentum was divided with ultra- gus during dissecꢀon1 We strongly favor taking down
sonic scalpel. The jejunum was divided at 70 cm from the original fundoplicaꢀon completely prior to pro-
the angle of Treitz using linear stapler (biliopancrea- ceeding with RYGB. This allows for the creaꢀon of
5.
ꢀc limb). Then, a two-layer hand-sewn gastro-jejunal the properly sized proximal gastric pouch which is