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Anastomotic Strictures After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: a Cohort Study from the Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Registry

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Background

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is the most common bariatric procedure worldwide. Anastomotic stricture is a known complication of RYGB. The aim was to explore the incidence and outcomes of strictures within the Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Registry (SOReg).

Method

SOReg included prospective data from 36,362 patients undergoing bariatric surgery in the years 2007–2013. Outcomes were recorded at 30-day and at 1-year follow-up according to the standard SOReg routine. The medical charts of patients suffering from stricture after RYGB were requested and assessed.

Setting

National bariatric surgery registry

Results

Anastomotic stricture within 1 year of surgery was confirmed in 101 patients representing an incidence of 0.3%. Risk factors for stricture were patient age above 60 years (odds ratio (OR), 6.2 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.7–14.3), circular stapled gastrojejunostomy (OR 2.7, 95% CI 1.4–5.5), postoperative anastomotic leak (OR 8.9 95%, CI 4.7–17.0), and marginal ulcer (OR 30.0, 95% CI 19.2–47.0). Seventy-five percent of the strictures were diagnosed within 70 days of surgery. Two dilatations or less was sufficient to successfully treat 50% of patients. Ten pecent of patients developed perforation during dilatation, and the risk of perforating at each dilatation was 3.8%. Perforation required surgery in six cases but there was no mortality. Strictures in SOReg may be underreported, which could explain the low incidence in the study.

Conclusion

Most strictures present within 2 months and are successfully treated with two dilatations or less. Dilating a strictured gastrojejunostomy entails a risk of perforation (3.8%).

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to acknowledge the surgical units at Aleris Skåne, Bariatric Center Skåne, Karlshamn, Borås, Capio S.t Göran, Carlanderska, Danderyd, Ersta, Falun, Gävle, Hudiksvall, Kalmar, Karolinska, Lund/Landskrona, Lycksele, Norrköping, Norrtälje, Sahlgrenska, Skövde, Sophiahemmet, Södersjukhuset, Varberg, Värnamo, Västerås, Örebro/Lindesberg, Östersund for contributing with patient details.

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    Kristina Almby

  2. Department of Surgery and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

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All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments. Informed consent has been obtained from all participants included in SOReg. The study was approved by the regional ethical review board in Uppsala (Dnr 2015/481).

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Kristina Almby has nothing to disclose. David Edholm received funding from Swedish medical council.

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Almby, K., Edholm, D. Anastomotic Strictures After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: a Cohort Study from the Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Registry. OBES SURG 29, 172–177 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-018-3500-9

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