Abstract
Background
This study investigated differences in the features of postoperative complications between Billroth-I (B-I) and Roux-en-Y (R-Y) reconstructions after laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) for early gastric cancer.
Material and methods
The study included 424 patients who underwent LADG for cT1, cN0 gastric cancer. Patient characteristics, surgical outcomes, postoperative complications including severity assessment using the Clavien–Dindo classification, and risk factors related to postoperative complications were analyzed.
Results
B-I and R-Y were performed in 329 and 95 patients, respectively. Total time in hospital was longer in R-Y (15.2 ± 10.5 days) than in B-I (12.8 ± 6.4 days; P = 0.034). The incidence of severe complications was higher in R-Y (13.7%) than in B-I (5.2%; P = 0.009). Three cases of internal hernia and three cases of duodenal stump leakage were observed in R-Y. Univariate analysis revealed the method of reconstruction was a risk factor for severe postoperative complications after LADG (P = 0.006).
Conclusions
The features of postoperative complications are quite different between B-I and R-Y after LADG. Complications after R-Y were more severe than those after B-I. To avoid these severe complications in R-Y, it is necessary to understand these different features.
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Kumagai, K., Hiki, N., Nunobe, S. et al. Different Features of Complications with Billroth-I and Roux-en-Y Reconstruction After Laparoscopy-Assisted Distal Gastrectomy. J Gastrointest Surg 15, 2145–2152 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-011-1683-7
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