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We report herein the case of a 59-year-old man in whom blind pouch syndrome was successfully treated by laparoscopic surgery. The patient had undergone distal gastrectomy and Roux-en Y gastrojejunostomy for a peptic ulcer 35 years previously, and had been suffering from watery diarrhea, anemia, weight loss, and pain in the left upper quadrant of his abdomen for serveral years. Long-term insufficient oral intake and the malabsorption of nutrients had resulted in severe emaciation. Gastrointestinal contrast study revealed a large blind pouch, 30 × 23 cm in diameter, draining into the gastrojejunostomy. Laparoscopic resection of the blind pouch was performed. Despite the presence of dense intraabdominal adhesions, we identified the blind pouch with the help of tattoo marks that had been made at the neck of the pouch preoperatively. After thoroughly dissecting the adhesions around the pouch, we resected the pouch at the neck. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course. This case report demonstrates that large blind pouches such as this may be effectively treated using laparoscopic surgery.
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Takiguchi, S., Yano, H., Sekimoto, M. et al. Laparoscopic surgery for blind pouch syndrome following Roux-en Y gastrojejunostomy: Report of a case. Surg Today 29, 553–556 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02482352
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