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Revision of a Previous Capella Bypass due to dysphagia, GERD and Candy Cane Syndrome

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Background

Capella ringed gastric bypass is a technical variant of gastric bypass which seeks to improve long-term outcomes with a greater restriction. Frequent complications are due to the band, due to its inclusion or slippage, without being able to reject others. Our purpose is to present the video of a revisional bariatric surgery made by laparoscopic approach in a patient with a previous open retrogastric retrocolic Capella gastric bypass.

Materials and Methods

The patient presents dysphagia, gastroesophagic reflux disease (GERD), and pain, with a BMI of 36 kg/m2. Her supplementary tests show a hiatal hernia, GERD, and a Candy Cane Syndrome. The surgery was difficult due to multiple adhesions. Hiatal hernia was repaired and pillars were closed. The band was visualized intraoperatively close to the gastrojejunal anastomosis, although the high endoscopy did not detect neither stenosis nor difficulty of passage to the gastric pouch. It showed the retrogastric gastrojejunal anastomosis with a normal food loop and a 15-cm widened blind loop (Candy Cane Syndrome), which was resected.

Results

She had a left pneumonia and damage in left hepatic lobe (LHL). She was discharged after antibiotic treatment for 7 days. The patient has improved clinically, without dysphagia nor GERD. Her current BMI is 29.8 kg/m2.

Conclusions

In conclusion, bariatric revisional surgery can lead to serious complications, but it is justified in patients with poor quality of life. A ringed retrocolic retrogastric bypass poses more difficulties in revisional procedures. It is mandatory to know which technique was performed before. The duration of the procedure can result in more complications like liver damage.

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  1. Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Fuenlabrada University Hospital, Camino del Molino, 2, Fuenlabrada, 28942, Spain

    Débora Acín-Gándara, Elena Ruiz-Úcar, Manuel Medina-García & Fernando Pereira-Pérez

  2. Department of Medicine and Surgery, School of Health Sciences, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain

    Débora Acín-Gándara, Manuel Medina-García & Fernando Pereira-Pérez

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Acín-Gándara, D., Ruiz-Úcar, E., Medina-García, M. et al. Revision of a Previous Capella Bypass due to dysphagia, GERD and Candy Cane Syndrome. OBES SURG 31, 2348–2349 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-021-05293-1

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