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. 2011 Apr;21(2):e60-4.
doi: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e318205514d.

Laparoscopic duodenal-jejunal bypass for the treatment of duodenal obstruction caused by annular pancreas: description of a surgical technique

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Laparoscopic duodenal-jejunal bypass for the treatment of duodenal obstruction caused by annular pancreas: description of a surgical technique

Bruno Zilberstein et al. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2011 Apr.

Abstract

Annular pancreas is a rare congenital anomaly, which is only surgically treated in symptomatic cases. Surgical treatment consists of bypassing the duodenal transit by gastrojejunal or duodenal-jejunal anastomosis. In the absolute majority of published cases, laparotomy is the most widely used access technique. The aim of this article is to report a case of an annular pancreas and describe the technical steps involved in carrying out a laparoscopic duodenal-jejunal anastomosis, for correction of the duodenal obstruction. The patient's recovery was uneventful; she was discharged on the fourth postoperative day and remained asymptomatic for the 2-year, outpatient follow-up period. Laparoscopic duodenal-jejunal bypass is shown to be feasible and safe, and produce less surgical trauma, when carried out by an experienced surgeon who is duly trained and familiar with the laparoscopic technique.

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