PMID: 30161115Aug 31, 2018Paper

Blind Pouch Syndrome in Gastrojejunostomy

The New Zealand Medical Journal
Jophia KommunuriPeter Stiven

Abstract

Blind pouch syndrome is a rare complication of a gastrojejunostomy. Its presentation may differ from blind pouches at other locations in that a small pouch can cause significant symptoms of mechanical obstruction before it is large enough to develop bacterial overgrowth. The effect of a small pouch may be overlooked at endoscopy and a high clinical index of suspicion is required. Here we present a case report of Gastrojejunostomy Blind Pouch Syndrome to highlight this clinically distinct entity.

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