Post-gastrectomy Syndrome
Post-gastrectomy Syndrome
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胃切除术后综合症
DOI:
10.1136/bmj.2.4836.598
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发表时间:
1953
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通讯作者:
P. Anderson
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作者:
J. Schofield;P. Anderson
Much has been written recently about the early postgastrectomy syndrome. This is not surprising when we consider in what large numbers the Polya type of operation of partial gastrectomy is being undertaken to-day for gastroduodenal ulceration. For the moment a new disease is being created, commonly referred to as the" dumping" or post-gastrectomy syndrome, consist-ing of symptoms varying in character and severity. The milder cases improve with the passage of time, but the severe ones remain, and it is with these that we are concerned. What is the extent of the dumping syndrome, and what happens to these patients? One so frequently hears that the syndrome occurs in only a small percentage of cases which often right themselves. Custer, Butt, and Waugh (1946) thought that all but the mildest cases lasted indefinitely, and that the symptoms could be so severe and disabling as to warrant the use of the term" gastric cripple." Capper and Butler (1951), in examining the results of 558 Polya type of gastrectomies, found that 79 cases showed the early syndrome, and that 61 of these had symptoms lasting from two to eleven years. Goligher and Riley (1952) reported that six months after operation dumping occurred in 75% oftheir patients, whichwas severe'in 12.5%, and that eighteen months after operation 47.5% still had dumping and 10% severe dumping. Others maintain that the percentage is not so high, but we suggest that a personal study of each postgastrectomy patient will reveal some evidence of the syndrome in a large proportion of cases. The severe cases, by reason of their regular'attendance at a followup clinic, can be most disconcerting and not at all helpful to other patients. When we consider the scale upon which the operation for peptic ulcer is being performed, the number of these unfortunate people must be large. Moreover, the operation is undertaken for men usually at the height of their wage-earning capacity and with a family to support. If, as a result of the dumping syndrome, they are unable to return to their preoperation occupation, then the operation of gastrectomy cannot be regarded as a success. This paper-a preliminary report-deals with the early post-gastrectomy syndrome following the Polya type of gastrectomy for duodenal ulcer. Our experience has been an average one, and, confronted by the problem of what to do for a small number of severe" dumpers," we decided to follow the procedure of Illingworth (quoted by Muir, 1949), who treated three cases success-fully by lateral anastomosis of the efferent and afferent loops of the jejunum. Our patients readily accepted the opportunity of being rid of their miserable condition. Lateral AnastomosisIn our series of antecolic Polya gastrectomies with a Hofmeister valve seven cases of persistent severe" dump-ing" occurred, which was, very distressing both to the patients and to ourselves. These patients (five male, two female) were all submitted to an anastomosis between the efferent and afferent loops of the jejunum. Six had a gastrectomy for duodenal ulcer and one for a gastric ulcer. Their symptoms can be grouped conveniently under four headings: 1. Vomiting Bile.-All patients complained of this distressing symptom. Vomiting varied from one to thfee times a day, after food, and in amounts from 5 to 20 oz.(140 to 570 ml.) at a time. 2. Vasomotor Symptoms.-Four patients complained of severe sweating and dizziness after food. and had to lie down until the attack had passed off.