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Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 32-35 |
Antireflux status post Roux-en-Y anastomosis: An experimental study for optimal antireflux technique
Ajay Kumar Verma, Om Prakash Purbey, Shiv Narain Kureel, Archika Gupta, Anand Pandey, Kanoujia Sunil, Digamber Chaubey
Department of Pediatric Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Ajay Kumar Verma Department of Pediatric Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow - 226 003, Uttar Pradesh India
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DOI: 10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_75_17
Background: Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy has been a gold standard to establish biliary-enteric anastomosis for various surgical indications, but associated with variable incidences of cholangitis. This experimental study was conducted to report a modification in Roux-en-Y anastomosis for possible better alternative to provide antireflux procedure after Roux-en-Y biliary-enteric anastomosis with the aim to minimize the possibility of reflux and its consequences.
Materials and Methods: For experimental study, the required fresh segment of Lamb's small intestine was procured. Three sets of Roux-en-Y anastomosis were created for each experiment. In set 1, there was simple Roux-en-Y anastomosis. In set 2, Roux-en-Y anastomosis along with 4–5 cm long spur between the hepatic and duodenal limbs was created. In set 3, in addition to Roux-en-Y with creation of spur, additional antireflux mechanism was created at the junction of upper two-third and lower one-third of the hepatic limb. Saline mixed contrast was infused by infusion pump to raise the intraluminal pressure to more than 10 cm of H2O. X-ray was taken at that time.
Results: In set 1, all preparations demonstrated reflux of contrast in the hepatic limb. The set 2 also demonstrated the same findings of 100% reflux in the hepatic limb. In set 3, No reflux was observed in 8 (80%) preparations while remaining 2 (20%) preparations reveal partial reflux.
Conclusion: This experimental study suggests that the provision of spur and additional valve may be able to decrease the possibility of reflux in Roux-en-Y biliary-enteric anastomosis.
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