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. 2022 Oct;36(10):7588-7596.
doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09198-7. Epub 2022 Apr 5.

A 3-year follow-up study of uncut Roux-en-Y reconstruction: clinical results and outcomes

Jae Hun Chung  1 , Dong Won Im  1 , Cheol Woong Choi  2 , Su Jin Kim  2 , Sun-Hwi Hwang  1   3 , Si-Hak Lee  4   5
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A 3-year follow-up study of uncut Roux-en-Y reconstruction: clinical results and outcomes

Jae Hun Chung et al. Surg Endosc. 2022 Oct.

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Abstract

Background: The goal of this study was to identify the clinical outcomes of uncut Roux-en-Y reconstruction in patients who underwent totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (TLDG) over 3-year follow-up.

Methods: From January 2016 to December 2017, 269 patients who underwent TLDG were enrolled in the study and analyzed retrospectively. They were classified into two groups according to the reconstruction method: uncut Roux-en-Y reconstruction (uncut RY) (n = 154) and Billroth II with Braun anastomosis (B-II/Braun) (n = 115). Postoperative endoscopic findings (residual food, bile reflux, gastritis, and esophagitis) and nutritional status (body weight, serum hemoglobin, total protein, and albumin levels) were assessed every 6 months for 3 years.

Results: Residual food was less frequent in the uncut RY group in the 6th month after TLDG (p = 0.022), but there were no differences between the two groups for the rest of the study period. The incidence of bile reflux and gastritis was low in the uncut RY group during all postoperative periods (all p < 0.001). In the B-II/Braun group, the frequency of reflux esophagitis was high in the 30th and 36th months after TLDG (both p < 0.001), and there were no differences between the two groups during the preceding periods. No significant differences were found with respect to nutritional status, such as body weight, serum hemoglobin, total protein, and albumin levels during all postoperative periods.

Conclusions: Three-year follow-up outcomes showed that uncut RY can effectively reduce the incidence of bile reflux and gastritis in the remnant stomach compared to B-II/Braun after TLDG.

Keywords: Bile reflux; Gastrectomy; Gastritis; Reconstructive surgical procedures; Remnant stomach; Stomach neoplasms.

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