Post-Gastrectomy Syndromes

Nowadays, there are a significant number of patients who have in their personal history a gastrectomy, a very common procedure in the past decades in the treatment of peptic ulcer. In addition, there is also another group of patients who are long-term survivors after gastrectomy made for gastric cancer. The awareness regarding the late complications after gastric resections must be raised not only for surgeons but also for gastroenterologists and general practitioners. This article describes the postgastrectomy syndromes elaborating on the symptoms, the pathophysiological mechanisms involved and the possible treatment.