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Evaluation of Double Tract Reconstruction After Total Gastrectomy in Patients with Gastric Cancer: Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

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Background

The double tract (DT) method was compared with the Roux-en-Y (R-Y) method to identify the optimal reconstruction procedure after total gastrectomy for patients with gastric cancer. The DT reconstruction is as simple as the R-Y, and it can be safely performed even after total gastrectomy. However, these have been no studies evaluating the usefulness of DT reconstruction in comparison to R-Y reconstruction.

Methods

A group of 44 patients with gastric cancer were intraoperatively randomized for R-Y (n = 23) or DT reconstruction (n = 21) after total gastrectomy (TG). Body weight, food intake, nutritional conditions, and quality of life (QOL) were determined at 3 and 12 months after the operation. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, no. NCT00746161.

Results

Food intake significantly decreased soon after the operation. No differences were observed between the DT and R-Y groups. The body weight decreased throughout the ensuing period (P < 0.05) and thereafter gradually recovered. However, no differences were observed between the two groups. Among the nutritional laboratory parameters, serum prealbumin, retinol-binding protein, total cholesterol, and triglyceride were decreased soon after the operation. The changes of those parameters were not substantially different between the two groups. The postoperative QOL was evaluated, and no differences were observed between those groups.

Conclusions

There were no particular advantages in the DT method after TG in comparison to the simple R-Y method in terms of body weight, QOL, and nutritional conditions, suggesting that the DT method might not be recommended after TG for patients with gastric cancer.

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  1. Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8510, Japan

    Makoto Iwahashi, Mikihito Nakamori, Masaki Nakamura, Teiji Naka, Toshiyasu Ojima, Takeshi Iida, Masahiro Katsuda, Kentaro Ueda & Hiroki Yamaue

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Iwahashi, M., Nakamori, M., Nakamura, M. et al. Evaluation of Double Tract Reconstruction After Total Gastrectomy in Patients with Gastric Cancer: Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. World J Surg 33, 1882–1888 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-009-0109-0

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