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We evaluated postoperative function in 98 patients who underwent surgery for early gastric cancer between 1995 and 1998 to compare the results of pylorus-preserving procedures to those of conventional distal gastrectomy with Billroth I (B-I). The pylorus-preserving procedures included endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), performed in 12 patients; local resection (Local), performed in 14 patients; segmental resection (Seg), performed in 8 patients; and pylorus-preserving gastrectomy (PPG), performed in 19 patients. B-I was performed in 45 patients. The nutritional status and serum albumin (Alb) levels after PPG, the hemoglobin (Hb) levels after EMR, Local, and PPG, and the present/preoperative body weight ratios after EMR, Local, Seg, and PPG were superior to those after B-I. The time before oral intake was recommenced after EMR and Local, the volume of oral intake tolerated after EMR, Local, Seg, and PPG, and the postoperative hospital stay after EMR were all superior to those after B-I. Moreover, significantly fewer patients suffered reflux symptoms after EMR, Local, and PPG, abdominal fullness after EMR, and early dumping syndrome after EMR, Local, and PPG than after B-I. There was also less evidence of gastritis after EMR, Local, and PPG, and of bile reflux after EMR, Local, and PPG, than after B-I. These findings indicate that pylorus-preserving procedures may result in a better postoperative quality of life for selected patients with early gastric cancer.
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Received: September 28, 2000 / Accepted: March 6, 2001
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Hotta, T., Taniguchi, K., Kobayashi, Y. et al. Postoperative Evaluation of Pylorus-Preserving Procedures Compared with Conventional Distal Gastrectomy for Early Gastric Cancer. Surg Today 31, 774–779 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005950170046
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s005950170046