BACKGROUND:Obstructive jaundice is a common condition in advanced digestive cancer.Palliative procedures can improve quality of life and allow patients to attempt a systemic treatment.Bilioenteric anastomosis is still...BACKGROUND:Obstructive jaundice is a common condition in advanced digestive cancer.Palliative procedures can improve quality of life and allow patients to attempt a systemic treatment.Bilioenteric anastomosis is still the procedure of choice for patients in many centers.When a surgical bypass is not possible,biliary drainage can be done by placing endoscopic or transparietal stents,which are less durable methods even when an expandable stent is employed. METHODS:A 47-year-old male with an excellent clinical status and a previous cholecystectomy and an exploratory laparotomy for advanced gastric cancer was referred with obstructive jaundice.A preoperative CT scan showed a dilated bile duct and a small mass at the distal hepatic hilum.No other signs of metastasis were found.A surgical bilioenteric anastomosis was indicated.At surgery,a distal choledochal obstruction and a mesenteric retraction by a lymph node mass prevented the jejunum to ascend for a bilioenteric anastomosis. Surgically,an alternative bilioenteric bypass was performed by means of an ileal loop interposition between the bile duct and the jejunum. RESULT:The recovery of the patient was uneventful and his bilirubin levels normalized after one week.The patient was then referred for systemic chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS:This alternative biliary bypass can be safely and easily performed,and may be a good alternative for patients already referred for surgery because of a better life expectancy and when the jejunum is not an alternative.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND:Obstructive jaundice is a common condition in advanced digestive cancer.Palliative procedures can improve quality of life and allow patients to attempt a systemic treatment.Bilioenteric anastomosis is still the procedure of choice for patients in many centers.When a surgical bypass is not possible,biliary drainage can be done by placing endoscopic or transparietal stents,which are less durable methods even when an expandable stent is employed. METHODS:A 47-year-old male with an excellent clinical status and a previous cholecystectomy and an exploratory laparotomy for advanced gastric cancer was referred with obstructive jaundice.A preoperative CT scan showed a dilated bile duct and a small mass at the distal hepatic hilum.No other signs of metastasis were found.A surgical bilioenteric anastomosis was indicated.At surgery,a distal choledochal obstruction and a mesenteric retraction by a lymph node mass prevented the jejunum to ascend for a bilioenteric anastomosis. Surgically,an alternative bilioenteric bypass was performed by means of an ileal loop interposition between the bile duct and the jejunum. RESULT:The recovery of the patient was uneventful and his bilirubin levels normalized after one week.The patient was then referred for systemic chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS:This alternative biliary bypass can be safely and easily performed,and may be a good alternative for patients already referred for surgery because of a better life expectancy and when the jejunum is not an alternative.
