afferent loop syndrome

noun

An uncommon side effect of gastric surgery, characterized by abdominal pain and distension caused by increased intraluminal pressure in a segment of duodenum or proximal jejunum upstream of a double-barrel gastrojejunostomy anastomosis.

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nounafferent loop syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegastroenterologyAn uncommon side effect of gastric surgery, characterized by abdominal pain and distension caused by increased intraluminal pressure in a segment of duodenum or proximal jejunum upstream of a double-barrel gastrojejunostomy anastomosis.
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