Management of Strictures



Fig. 11.1
Endoscopic view of an anastomotic stricture after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass



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Fig. 11.2
Endoscopic view showing a balloon catheter traversing the gastrojejunal anastomosis


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Fig. 11.3
Endoscopic view showing gastrojejunal anastomosis after dilation with an 18-mm balloon


Alternatively, endoscopic dilation can be performed using a Savary-Gilliard bougie. In this technique, a guide wire is passed through the stricture into the Roux limb and confirmed with fluoroscopy. Upon confirmation of the correct positioning of the guide wire, the Savary-Gilliard bougie is passed over the guide wire under fluoroscopic guidance.



Outcomes


The outcomes of endoscopic dilation for anastomotic stricture after laparoscopic gastric bypass in selected series are shown in Table 11.1. The incidence of stricture in these selected series ranged between 5.4 and 23%. Successful endoscopic dilation is defined as complete resolution of obstructive symptoms and no recurrence of symptoms in the follow-up period. Nguyen et al. reported that 83% of patients who underwent endoscopic dilation had complete resolution of symptoms after a single dilation, 14% of patients required a second dilation, only 3% of patients required a third dilation, and surgical revision of the gastrojejunostomy was not necessary in any patient [6]. Other investigators have reported similar success [1017]. Barba and colleagues reported that 67% of patients who developed anastomotic stricture after RYGB required a single dilation, and 30% required a second dilation; there were no complications in their series [12]. Overall, endoscopic dilation for stricture is highly successful in 95–100% of patients. Resolution of obstructive symptoms after a single endoscopic dilation is variable, ranging between 28 and 86%. In two of nine series, the Savary-Gilliard dilator was used. Fernandez-Esparrach et al. reported the outcomes of endoscopic dilation using the Savary-Gilliard bougie in 24 patients with anastomotic stricture and found that 46% of patients required a single dilation, while 50% of patients required a second dilation [15].


Table 11.1
Incidence of anastomotic stricture after laparoscopic gastric bypass and outcome of endoscopic dilation in selected series












































































Authors (year)

Rate of stricture

Technique

Median time to diagnosis

Success: overall, after one dilation

Complications

Nguyen et al. [6]

29/185 (15.7%)

Balloon dilation

46 days

100%, 83%

None

Barba et al. [11]

24/218 (11.0%)

Balloon dilation

NR

100%, 67%

None

Go et al. [12]

38/562 (6.8%)

Balloon dilation

54 daysa

95%, NR

3%

Peifer et al. [13]

43/801 (5.4%)

Balloon dilation

43 days

98%, 79%

2.3% (Mallory–Weiss tear)

Escalona et al. [14]

53/769 (6.9%)

Savary-Gilliard dilator

51 daysa

100%, 76%

1.9% (pain)

Fernandez-Esparrach et al. [15]

24/424 (6%)

Savary-Gilliard dilator

69 daysa

100%, 46%

None

Ukleja et al. [16]

61/1,012 (6%)

Balloon dilation

60 daysa

100%, 28%

4.9% (perforations)

Matthew et al. [10]

58/888 (6.5%)

Balloon dilation

66 days

100%, NR

3.2% (perforations)

Alasfar et al. [17]

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May 30, 2017 | Posted by in GASTROENTEROLOGY | Comments Off on Management of Strictures

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