Mirizzi syndrome grades III and IV: surgical treatment

ABSTRACT Objective : to evaluate the epidemiology and outcomes of surgical treatment of patients with Mirizzi Syndrome (MS) grades III and IV, the most advanced according to Csendes classification. Methods : we conducted a retrospective, cross-sectional study by reviewing records of thirteen patients with grades III and IV MS operated from December 2001 to September 2013, among the 3,691 cholecystectomies performed in the period. Results : the incidence of MS was 0.6% (23 cases) and grades III and IV amounted to 0.35% of this number. There was a predominance of type IV (12 cases). The preoperative diagnosis was possible in 53.8% of cases. The preferred approach was biliary-digestive derivation (10 cases), and "T" tube drainage with suture of the bile duct was the choice in three special occasions. Three patients had biliary fistula resolved with clinical management, and one coliperitoneum case required reoperation. In the outpatient follow-up of patients who underwent biliodigestive anastomosis (eight), 50% are asymptomatic, 25% had anastomotic stricture and 25% lost follow-up. The mean follow-up was 41.8 months. Conclusion : MS in advanced degrees has low incidence, preoperative diagnosis in only half of cases, and has the biliodigestive anastomosis as the best conduct, but not without morbidity

Alongamento de intestino com tubo gástrico: estudo piloto em porcos

OBJETIVO: Apresentar uma nova técnica de alongamento intestinal usando enxerto gástrico em suínos. MÉTODOS: Quatro porcos machos large white pesando de 15 a 20 kg. foram submetidos ao alongamento intestinal utilizando enxerto gástrico. Os porcos foram reoperados para observação do aspecto da operação, neste momento, fragmentos intestinais contendo as linhas de sutura, respeitando uma margem de 5 cm, foram removidos e enviados para análise histológica. RESULTADOS: O estômago residual estava dilatado no momento da necrópsia, recuperando aproximadamente 50% do seu tamanho original aproximadamente 15 dias após a operação de alongamento. Somente atrofia intensa da mucosa gástrica foi observada no estudo histológico de todas as amostras, sem sinais de necrose. CONCLUSÃO: O alongamento com enxerto gástrico é tecnicamente viável, comprovado pela viabilidade do enxerto. Estudos com suínos com o SIC em uma maior cohort, serão necessários para analisar a função do enxerto gástrico. No futuro, essa técnica pode ser uma ponte para o transplante intestinal