L ostruzione dell' ansa afferente nel gastrectomizzato totale quale rara causa di pancreatite acuta (contributo clinico all' etiopatogenesi)

Afferent loop obstruction presenting as acute pancreatitis is an uncommon pathology encountred after total gastrectomy or gastric resection. The authors refer about a case of afferent loop syndrom presenting as acute pancreatitis, and conclude that, since this disease is very rare, aggressive and variable, its diagnosis and therapy is still controversal.