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A novel laparoscopic procedure for treating proximal early gastric cancer: laparoscopy-assisted pylorus-preserving nearly total gastrectomy

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Purpose

Pylorus-preserving nearly total gastrectomy (PPNTG) is a function-preserving gastrectomy for treating proximal early gastric cancer that prevents rapid gastric emptying and reflux. In this report, we present a surgical technique for performing laparoscopy-assisted PPNTG (LAPPNTG).

Methods

The resection of the stomach was similar to that during conventional total gastrectomy, with the key difference being that the pyloric cuff was preserved to a length of 3–4 cm. Compared with standard total gastrectomy, the lymph node dissection along the right gastric vessels and the infrapyloric vessels were omitted. Reconstruction was performed with a jejunal interposition that was 30 cm in length, with preservation of the marginal vessels in a retrocolic fashion.

Results

Thirteen patients with cT1 cN0 proximal gastric cancer underwent LAPPNTG at our institution. The median length of the operation and estimated blood loss were 329 min and 138 ml, respectively. All resected specimens had tumor-free margins, and the median number of removed lymph nodes was 40. There were no serious postoperative complications and no patients underwent conversion to laparotomy.

Conclusions

Performing LAPPNTG with a jejunal interposition is feasible and might be an appropriate treatment for proximal early gastric cancer.

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Tomoyoshi Takayama and co-authors have no conflicts of interest to declare in association with this study.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, 634-8522, Kashihara, Nara, Japan

    Tomoyoshi Takayama, Sohei Matsumoto, Kohei Wakatsuki, Tetsuya Tanaka, Kazuhiro Migita, Masahiro Ito & Yoshiyuki Nakajima

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Takayama, T., Matsumoto, S., Wakatsuki, K. et al. A novel laparoscopic procedure for treating proximal early gastric cancer: laparoscopy-assisted pylorus-preserving nearly total gastrectomy. Surg Today 44, 2332–2338 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-014-0928-y

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