Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia (PEH) Repair, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, and Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) in a Patient with Achalasia After Sleeve Gastrectomy.

BACKGROUND

GERD and Achalasia are two known complications after sleeve gastrectomy. Treatment towards each of these complications varies and requires a tailored approach.

METHODS

We present a 55-year-old female with class II obesity and a previous history of sleeve gastrectomy who developed significant gastroesophageal reflux disease refractory to medical management. After a covid infection in fall of 2020, she began to report new symptoms of dysphagia that progressed from solids to liquids. She underwent extensive workup including upper endoscopy, upper GI barium swallow, manometry, pH impedence, and EndoFlip leading to a diagnosis of Achalasia type II as well as a paraesophageal hernia.

RESULTS

Given these findings, she underwent a combined paraesophageal hernia repair with conversion of sleeve gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y gastric diversion and an intra-operative peroral endoscopic myotomy. Intraoperatively, she was noted to have significant lower abdominal adhesions leading to performing the Roux-en-Y reconstruction through a supramesocolic defect in a retrocolic fashion.

CONCLUSIONS

While the development of heartburn and achalasia after sleeve gastrectomy is rare, it requires interventions dedicated towards each etiology. This case demonstrates treatment of both these symptoms is feasible in a single operation.