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. 2021 Mar;406(2):479-489.
doi: 10.1007/s00423-020-02076-7. Epub 2021 Jan 15.

Feasibility and quality of life assessment of laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy using double-tract reconstruction

Reo Sato  1 , Takahiro Kinoshita  2 , Eigo Akimoto  1 , Mitsumasa Yoshida  1 , Yukiko Nishiguchi  1 , Junichiro Harada  1
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Feasibility and quality of life assessment of laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy using double-tract reconstruction

Reo Sato et al. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

Purpose: As the frequency of cancer in the proximal stomach or around the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) increases worldwide, the use of laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy (LPG) has expanded. This study evaluated the safety of LPG with double-tract reconstruction (LPG-DT) and the resulting quality of life (QOL) of patients.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we reviewed the data of patients who underwent LPG-DT via linear-stapled esophagojejunostomy for gastric or EGJ cancer between 2013 and 2019, and outcomes were compared with those of laparoscopic total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction (LTG-RY) peMME000372rformed over the same period. Surgical outcomes, changes of nutritional parameters, and chronological QOL as evaluated using the Postgastrectomy Syndrome Assessment Scale (PGSAS-37) questionnaire were compared in the propensity-matched cohorts.

Results: In total, 289 patients (99 LPG-DT and 190 LTG-RY) were eligible and the outcomes were evaluated in the propensity-matched cohorts (n = 75 each). Operative time and the incidence of complications (≥ grade III) were comparable. Reflux esophagitis was more frequent in the LPG-DT group (8.0% vs. 0%), whereas the incidence of anastomotic stricture did not differ. The percentage rates of body weight loss and hemoglobin reduction were lower in the LPG-DT group at any time point within postoperative 2 years but show no statistical differences. In PGSAS-37 (n = 26, n = 23), the diarrhea and quality of ingestion scores were slightly better in the LPG-DT group.

Conclusions: The present study suggested that our LPG-DT is feasible and safe in appropriately selected patients, and it may provide slightly better outcomes in nutrition and QOL compared with LTG-RY.

Keywords: Double-tract reconstruction; Gastric cancer; Laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy; Quality of life.

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