Superior mesentric artery syndrome is a rare cause of high small bowel obstruction, caused by compression of the transverse part of the duodenum in between the superior mesentric artery and aorta. Patients present with chronic abdominal pain, vomiting and weight loss. We report a case of superior mesenteric artery syndrome, managed laparoscopically with laparoscopic duodenojejunostomy.
“Peritonitis fibrosa incapsulata”, first described in 1907, is a condition characterized by encasement of the bowel with a thick fibrous membrane. This condition was renamed as “abdominal cocoon” in 1978. It presents as small bowel obstruction clinically. 35 cases of abdominal cocoon have been reported in the literature over the last three decades. Abdominal cocoon is more common in adolescent girls from tropical countries. Various etiologies have been described, including tubercular. It is treated surgically by releasing the entrapped bowel. We report a laparoscopic experience of tubercular abdominal cocoon and review the literature.
BACKGROUND:Despite strict patient selection criteria, diabetes remission is not seen in all patients after gastric bypass. Can length of the common limb influence diabetes remission?AIM:To find if any correlation exists between the length of the common limb and remission of diabetes.STUDY DESIGN:Prospective study.MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty-five consecutive patients with Type II diabetes mellitus and a fasting C-peptide >1 ng/ml who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-y gastric bypass were included. All patients had standard limb lengths and length of the common limb was measured in all patients. Patients were followed up and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) was repeated at 6 months postoperatively. Pre- and postoperative HbA1c were then correlated with the lengths of common limb to look for any relation.STATISTICAL ANALYSIS:Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis, analysis of variance (ANOVA).RESULTS:Of the 25 patients, 15 were females and 10 were males. The mean age was 44.16 years and the mean body mass index (BMI) was 43.96 kg/m2. Preoperative HbA1c varied from 5.8 to 12.3%. Length of the common limb varied from 210 to 790 cm (mean 470.4 cm). HbA1c at 6 months ranged from 4.8 to 7.7% (mean 5.81%). On comparison of preoperative and 6 months postoperative HbA1c and correlating with the length of common limb, we found that patients with a common limb of length <600 cm had a statistically significant improvement in HbA1c compared to those with >600 cm length (P = 0.004).CONCLUSION:A shorter common limb does appear to have better chances of resolution of Type II diabetes mellitus in our study, thus paving the way for further studies.
Introduction: Repair of the ventral hernia is an ongoing challenge in surgery, and a number of surgical techniques have been developed ranging from direct suturing techniques to the use of various mesh types in different planes of the abdominal wall to close the defect and strengthen the musculofascial tissue. Laparoscopic subcutaneous onlay mesh (SCOM) repair is a novel procedure developed recently for ventral hernia repair. We would like to share our experience with laparoscopic SCOM repair. Patients and Methods: This is a prospective observational study of patients who have undergone ventral hernia repair at Bangalore Endoscopic Surgery Training Institute and Research Centre from June 2020 to June 2022. A total of 20 patients are included in this study. Statistical Analysis Used: The data were entered into MS Excel and analysed. Results: A total of 20 patients underwent SCOM repair with a defect size measuring up to 8 cm × 8 cm and a mean operative time of 117 min. Three patients had seroma formation and one patient had surgical site infection. No recurrence is seen after 1-year 2-month follow-up. Conclusion: SCOM repair is the newer approach to ventral hernia repair with the advantage over open onlay mesh repair in terms of less pain and better cosmesis. SCOM repair avoids intraperitoneal dissection which may lead to visceral injuries as well as subsequent intraperitoneal adhesions. The acceptance of such surgeries would depend on further long-term studies.
Celiac disease is a chronic small intestinal immune-mediated enteropathy precipitated by exposure to dietary gluten in genetically predisposed individuals. Classical celiac disease presents with signs and symptoms of mal absorption. The true prevalence of the disease is not known. Up to 13% of patients with celiac disease are overweight. Any abdominal surgery can trigger the disease in a previously normal patient or aggravate the disease. OBJECTIVE: To show that simpler bariatric procedures like sleeve gastrectomy can be performed safely in patients with celiac disease. METHODS: A 53 year old female, a known case of Type II Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, OSA on treatment & who was diagnosed to have thalassemia minor 24 years back and celiac disease 7 years back, having a BMI of 43.5 kg/m 2 & HbA1c of 7.3% underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. RESULTS: Patient has had 45 % excess weight loss at one year follow up with complete remission of diabetes (HbA1c of 5.4%), without any aggravation of celiac disease. CONCLUSION: Sleeve gastrectomy appears to be safe and well tolerated in patients with celiac disease.
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