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BASICS
Description
Gastrointestinal and vasomotor symptoms resulting from rapid gastric emptying and delivery of large amounts of hyperosmolar content into the small intestine. Usually occurs following gastric and esophageal surgery (gastrectomy, vagotomy, pyloroplasty, esophagectomy, Nissen fundoplication, or gastric bypass procedures).
Epidemiology
- Overall, about 10% of patients following gastric surgery and up to 50% of patients who undergo esophagectomy develop dumping symptoms.
- Predominant age: Middle age to elderly
- Predominant sex: Female > Male
Incidence
- In the US, 0.9% of proximal gastric vagotomy without any drainage procedure; 10–22% truncal vagotomy and drainage. After partial gastrectomy, 14–20% of patients develop symptoms of dumping.
- It is a prominent feature after bariatric surgery. Over 70% of patients that have undergone gastric bypass procedure ...
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