afferent loop syndrome
MONDO:0006641Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names afferent loop syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A complication of gastrojejunostomy (billroth II procedure), a reconstructive gastroenterostomy. It is caused by acute (complete) or chronic (intermittent) obstruction of the afferent jejunal loop due to hernia, intussusception, kinking, volvulus, etc. It is characterized by pain and vomiting of bile-stained fluid.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006641), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of