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. 2007 Mar;89(2):130–135. doi: 10.1308/003588407X155815

Table 2.

Documented cases of PSDD

Reference Year No. of cases Histopathology Postoperative complications Outcome
Kawano et al.18 1995 1 GIST None ?
*Maher et al.19 1996 24 11 adenocarcinoma 1 death (anastomotic leak) Median survival 18.5 months
4 other tumours 2 pancreatic fistula Others, alive and well at 2 yrs
5 trauma 2 delayed gastric emptying
2 Crohn's disease 2 anastomotic bleed
2 other# 2 wound infection
*Sohn et al.20 1998 2 2 adenocarcinoma 2 cholangitis
Suzuki & Yasui21 1999 1 1 GIST 1 delayed gastric emptying Alive and well at 2 years
Orda et al.22 2000 1 1 GIST None Alive and well at 13 years
Ammori23 2002 1 1 benign duodenal stricture (laparoscopic)
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y ?
gastrojejunostomy,
Laparoscopic revision
gastrojejunostomy
Eisenberger et al.24 2004 1 1 GIST None Alive and well at 1 year
Present series 2005 14 5 adenocarcinoma 1 re-operation for anastomotic stricture 1 death 3 months post-operatively, median survival
1 delayed gastric emptying 56 months
4 GIST None 1 death 3 months post-operatively, median survival
120 months
1 recurrent seminoma Gangrenous cholecystitis Died at 16 days
1 plasmacytoma Early re-operation for anastomotic bleeding Died at 47 months
1 steroid-induced ulceration Alive and well at 63 months
None
1 villous adenoma None Alive and well at 41 months
1 lipoma None Alive and well at 165 months

GIST, gastrointestinal stromal tumour.

*

Both studies from the same institution; Sohn et al.20 includes an additional 2 cases of adenocarcinoma to the previously described 11 cases.

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1 complicated peptic ulcer disease, 1 high small bowel obstruction.