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Jorge Oliveira da Rocha1, Paula Dayana Matkovski2, Fabrício Martins Zucco1, Bernardo Dalago Ristow1, Patrícia Moraes1, Felipe José Koleski3, Rinaldo Danesi Pinto3, Flávio Silvério de Almeida Ponce3.
Abstract
Grade III obesity is defined as excessive accumulation of fat in the body in a person with a BMI>40kg/m2 and is related to a series of comorbidities. It is therefore of fundamental importance that appropriate treatment is adopted to reduce its harmful effects on health. Laparoscopic vertical gastrectomy is well-established for treatment of grade III obesity. Although rare, portal vein thrombosis is one of the most serious of possible postoperative complications. In our study, eight cases are analyzed of laparoscopic vertical gastrectomy patients who developed portal vein thrombosis as a postoperative complication. In our series, we observed an increase in the incidence of portomesenteric venous thrombosis, especially among patients who did not follow the recommendations for oral hydration in the postoperative period. Most patients with this complication respond positively to anticoagulation, with complete or partial recanalization of the portal vein. Treatment with anticoagulants is effective and should be considered the first option. Vigorous hydration has also been shown to be an essential conduct in the postoperative period of these patients, and should always be encouraged.Entities:
Keywords: gastrectomy; morbid obesity; venous thrombosis
Year: 2020 PMID: 34178076 PMCID: PMC8202208 DOI: 10.1590/1677-5449.200013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Vasc Bras ISSN: 1677-5449
Figure 1Photograph showing the surgical specimen on which LVG was performed. In this technique, vessels are sealed beyond a point 3 cm from the pylorus, working upwards flush to the gastric wall and within the gastroepiploic arch in the gastric body. The gastric fundus is released and the short gastric arteries are sealed. The stomach is thus vascularized by the left gastric artery only.
Figure 2Photograph showing the portal phase of an abdominal angiotomography. The ectatic superior mesenteric vein can be seen with hypodense intraluminal content.
Figure 3Photograph showing the portal phase of an abdominal angiotomography. The trunk of the ectatic portal vein can be observed with hypodense intraluminal content, characterizing portal vein thrombosis after laparoscopic vertical gastrectomy (LVG).
Figura 1Foto mostrando peça cirúrgica em que foi realizada a GVL. Nesta técnica, realiza-se selagem dos vasos a partir de 3 cm do piloro, subindo rente a parede gástrica e por dentro da arcada da gastroepiplóica no corpo gástrico. Libera-se o fundo gástrico, selando os gástricos curtos. O estômago fica vascularizado somente pela artéria gástrica esquerda.
Figura 2Foto da fase portal da angiotomografia de abdômen. É possível visibilizar a veia mesentérica superior ectasiada e com conteúdo hipodenso intraluminal.
Figura 3Foto da fase portal da angiotomografia de abdômen. Observa-se o tronco da veia porta ectasiada e com conteúdo hipodenso intraluminal, caracterizando trombose de veia porta pós-gastrectomia vertical laparoscópica (GVL).