Which condition is associated with alkaline reflux gastritis?

Alkaline reflux gastritis is a condition that occurs when the duodenal contents, which are alkaline, flow back into the stomach, particularly after some surgical procedures involving the stomach and duodenum. Postvagotomy syndrome is directly associated with this condition because vagotomy, a surgical procedure often performed to treat peptic ulcers, can disrupt normal gastric function. After vagotomy, there can be a loss of gastric acid secretion, which alters the normal pH of gastric contents and allows for reflux of alkaline substances from the duodenum into the stomach.

In conditions like dumping syndrome, which involves rapid gastric emptying, the mechanism primarily revolves around the speed at which food enters the small intestine rather than reflux of alkaline material. Afferent loop syndrome arises typically after certain types of surgical interventions, particularly when there is a bypass of the normal gastrointestinal tract, but it does not specifically result in the alkaline reflux seen in postvagotomy cases. The term "Attendectomy syndrome" appears to be a misnomer or not widely recognized in medical literature and does not relate to reflux mechanisms.

Thus, it is the surgical implications of vagotomy that create an environment conducive to alkaline reflux gastritis, which is why postvagotomy syndrome is the