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  • Title: Functional outcomes according to the size of the gastric remnant and type of reconstruction following open and laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
    Author: Nomura E, Lee SW, Tokuhara T, Kawai M, Uchiyama K.
    Journal: Hepatogastroenterology; 2012 Sep; 59(118):1677-81. PubMed ID: 22584424.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND/AIMS: We compared functional outcomes between different types of reconstruction following open or laparoscopic 1/2- or 2/3-proximal gastrectomy for gastric cancer. METHODOLOGY: Resection and reconstruction were performed by one of the following 6 methods, depending on the depth of cancer invasion and the date of the procedure relative to introduction of laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy: open proximal 2/3-gastrectomy with jejunal interposition (2/3 PG-int, n=7), open proximal 1/2-gastrectomy with jejunal interposition (1/2 PG-int, n=5), laparoscopic proximal 1/2-gastrectomy followed by double tract reconstructions with small (3 cm) jejunogastrostomy (L1/2 PG-DT(S), n=19) and laparoscopic proximal 1/2-gastrectomy followed by double tract reconstructions with large (6 cm) jejunogastrostomy (L1/2PG-DT(L), n=10). Open total gastrectomy with jejunal interposition (TG, n=12) and laparoscopic total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction (LTG, n=14) represented control procedures. RESULTS: Comparison of postoperative/preoperative body weight ratios and food intake ratios revealed better preservation among patients with a larger remnant stomach and with easy flow of food into the remnant stomach (the 1/2PG-int and L1/2PG-DT(L) groups). CONCLUSIONS: Better functional outcomes were observed in patients with a large remnant stomach and with easy flow of food into the remnant stomach regardless of whether they underwent open or laparoscopic procedures.
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