Suture line ulcer due to use of non-absorbable material in gastric surgery: about 4 observations

Four cases of this ailment are presented, 3 of them following pyloroplasties -without vagotomy- due to pyloric hypertrophy, and the other one performed afterdistal gastric resection for ulcer, Billroth II type. They became evident through pain, and one of them a t...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Badano Repetto, José L
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1975
País:Uruguay
Recursos:Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Repositorio:Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.revista.scu.org.uy:article/2629
Acesso em linha:https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/2629
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:úlcera
cirugía
suturas
ulcer
surgery
sutures
Descrição
Resumo:Four cases of this ailment are presented, 3 of them following pyloroplasties -without vagotomy- due to pyloric hypertrophy, and the other one performed afterdistal gastric resection for ulcer, Billroth II type. They became evident through pain, and one of them a third ene was solved by vagotomy and a new pyloroplasty (Finney), and on the patient who had already been gastrectomized it was solved by excision of the suture thread by gastrostomy. Histopathology showed foreign body granulomas centered in the suture and ulcered in the mucous lining. The pathogenesis of this lesion is discussed.