Dumping syndrome following nissen fundoplication in an adult patient diagnosed by continuous online 13C/12C monitoring of (13)C-Octanoic acid breath test "a case report"

BACKGROUND: Nissen Fundoplication is a common surgical procedure performed in treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Complications include dysphagia, gastric hypersensitivity, abnormal gastric motility, gas bloat syndrome and GERD relapse. Dumping syndrome may occur when a large volume of gastric content is delivered to the duodenum or jejunum, resulting in both gastrointestinal and vasomotor symptoms. Occasionally, dumping syndrome may be a complication in patients that have undergone nissen Fundoplication, especially in adults. The BreathID(® )continuous online (13)C-Octanoicoctanoic acid breath test detects variations of less than 1/100,000 in the (13)CO(2)/(12)CO(2 )ratio in exhaled air. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a 38 year old male who was admitted and diagnosed with dumping syndrome following nissen Fundoplication, who was diagnosed using the BreathID(® )continuous online (13)C-Octanoic acid breath test. CONCLUSIONS: Early performance of a gastric emptying rate breath test in symptomatic patients, following upper GI tract surgery may help in the prediction or diagnosis of nissen Fundoplication complications such as dumping syndrome.