Abstract
Background
Performing a safe esophagojejunostomy is important for the standardization of laparoscopic total gastrectomy. We have performed intracorporeal esophagojejunostomy by a circular stapler using the purse-string suturing device that we co-developed. The advantage of this device is that it makes use of the same surgical procedure as open surgery, but it does not depend on the surgeon’s technical skills since this device does not require the laparoscopic hand-sewn technique. Furthermore, we have also adapted this device for double-tract reconstruction after laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy. In this study, we present the surgical procedures and postoperative short-term outcomes that were obtained using this novel technique.
Methods
We enrolled 94 patients that underwent intracorporeal esophagojejunostomy by circular stapler using our device after laparoscopic total or proximal gastrectomy for gastric cancer between November 2009 and October 2016.
Results
Postoperative complications related to esophagojejunostomy were due to anastomotic stenosis in two cases (2.1%) and leakage of the jejunum stump in one case (1.1%).
Conclusions
Intracorporeal esophagojejunostomy by circular stapler using the purse-string suturing device is safe and feasible. This method can be one of the standard procedures for performing intracorporeal esophagojejunostomy.
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Abbreviations
- LDG:
-
Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy
- LTG:
-
Laparoscopic total gastrectomy
- LPG:
-
Laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy
- PSD:
-
Purse-string suturing device
- EGJ:
-
Esophagogastric junction
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Okuno, K., Gokita, K., Tanioka, T. et al. Esophagojejunostomy Using the Purse-String Suturing Device After Laparoscopic Total or Proximal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer. World J Surg 41, 2605–2610 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-017-4033-4
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