<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article presents a case of isolated, non-occlusive necrosis of the distal duodenum and proximal jejunum in an elderly patient, burdened with chronic obstructive lung disease, but without concomitant vascular or gastrointestinal disease. Diagnostic investigations included endoscopy and angio-CT. Surgery was peformed and treatment comprised resection of the necrotic parts of the duodenum and jejunum, followed by gastro-jejuno anastomosis and pyloroplasty. Post-operative course was complicated by upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding from multiple gastric ulcers, developed due to duodenal juice reflux into the stomach. The bleeding was successfully controlled by intensive conservative treatment with a proton pump inhibitor and somatostatin. Unfortunately, further complications developed, including urinary tract infection, respiratory failure, and sepsis, which eventually caused patient death in the intensive care unit, 2 months after the operation.</p></abstract>

The article presents a case of isolated, non-occlusive necrosis of the distal duodenum and proximal jejunum in an elderly patient, burdened with chronic obstructive lung disease, but without concomitant vascular or gastrointestinal disease. Diagnostic investigations included endoscopy and angio-CT. Surgery was peformed and treatment comprised resection of the necrotic parts of the duodenum and jejunum, followed by gastro-jejuno anastomosis and pyloroplasty. Post-operative course was complicated by upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding from multiple gastric ulcers, developed due to duodenal juice reflux into the stomach. The bleeding was successfully controlled by intensive conservative treatment with a proton pump inhibitor and somatostatin. Unfortunately, further complications developed, including urinary tract infection, respiratory failure, and sepsis, which eventually caused patient death in the intensive care unit, 2 months after the operation.

Non-occlusive distal duodenal and proximal jejunal necrosis – a case report

Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin

Department of Surgery with the Subunit of Vascular and Traumatic-Orthopedic Surgery

Pomeranian Journal of Life Sciences

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The article presents a case of isolated, non-occlusive necrosis of the distal duodenum and proximal jejunum in an elderly patient, burdened with chronic...

Non-occlusive distal duodenal and proximal jejunal necrosis – a case report

Published Online: Jun 28, 2019

Page range: 37 - 41

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.573

Keywords
non-occlusive duodenal/intestinal necrosis, upper gastrointestinal bleeding

© 2020 Andrzej Żyluk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Non-occlusive distal duodenal and proximal jejunal necrosis – a case report

Published Online: Jun 28, 2019

Page range: 37 - 41

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.573

Keywordsnon-occlusive duodenal/intestinal necrosis, upper gastrointestinal bleeding

© 2020 Andrzej Żyluk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
non-occlusive duodenal/intestinal necrosis, upper gastrointestinal bleeding