Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	17819
Country	Greece

Received	2015-03-25 17:54
Peer-Review Started	2015-03-26 20:13
To Make the First Decision	2015-06-03 15:00
Return for Revision	2015-06-08 17:12
Revised	2015-06-21 16:39
Second Decision	2015-07-14 15:53
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2015-07-15 03:16
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-07-23 17:08
Articles in Press	2015-07-23 17:08
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Management of afferent loop obstruction: Reoperation or endoscopic and percutaneous interventions?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Konstantinos Blouhos, Konstantinos A Boulas, Konstantinos Tsalis and Anestis Hatzigeorgiadis
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Konstantinos A Boulas, MD, MSc, Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Drama, End of Hippokratous Street, 66100 Drama, Greece. katerinantwna@hotmail.com
Key Words	Afferent loop; Obstruction; Reoperation; Endoscopy; Enterostomy
Core Tip	Management strategy of afferent loop obstruction (ALO) depends on: (1) the benign or malignant nature of the obstruction. ALO caused by a benign lesion needs definitive repair of the primary cause by surgery. ALO caused by a malignant lesion needs palliative treatment (percutaneous and endoscopic interventions, by-pass surgery) or excision; and (2) the site of obstruction. An obstruction at the inframesocolic portion of the afferent loop can be easily reconstructed, whereas an obstruction at the surpramesocolic portion needs copious mobilization and may require revision of the hepaticojejunostomy or pancreaticojejunostomy and/or a modified Puestow procedure in the setting of a preceded pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Publish Date	2015-09-29 10:43
Citation	Blouhos K, Boulas KA, Tsalis K, Hatzigeorgiadis A. Man­agement of afferent loop obstruction: Reoperation or endoscopic and percutaneous interventions? World J Gastrointest Surg 2015; 7(9): 190-195
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v7/i9/190.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v7.i9.190

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