scholarly journals A CASE OF GASTRIC CANCER WITH MALROTATION OF INTESTINE REQUIRED RE-OPERATION FOR REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS AFTER TOTAL GASTRECTOMY

Author(s):  
Fumiaki KAWANO ◽  
Ryo SEKIYA ◽  
Tatsuo SHINOHARA ◽  
Hirofumi UCHINO ◽  
Toshio ONITSUKA
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Noriyuki Nishiwaki ◽  
Shinji Hato ◽  
Tetsuya Kagawa ◽  
Tomokazu Kakishita ◽  
Isao Nozaki

Abstract Background Reflux esophagitis after total gastrectomy is often difficult to treat. In this report, we describe two cases of reflux esophagitis that were refractory to medical therapy and successfully treated by transposition of the jejunojejunal anastomosis. Case presentation Case 1: A 66-year-old man underwent total gastrectomy and cholecystectomy for gastric cancer, and Roux-en-Y (RY) reconstruction was performed. The pathological diagnosis was T4aN3aM0 stage IIIC. Five months later, esophagogastroduodenoscopy identified reflux esophagitis. Although he was treated with various oral medications and was hospitalized six times, he lost 19 kg of weight. Finally, the patient was reoperated 3 years postoperatively. Intraoperative findings showed that there was no evidence of recurrence or severe adhesions that could have caused obstruction, and the anastomotic distance between the esophagojejunostomy and the jejunojejunostomy was approximately 40 cm. The jejunojejunostomy was re-anastomosed to increase the distance to 100 cm. Two years and 6 months after the reoperation, there was no recurrence of reflux esophagitis, and the patient’s weight increased by 14 kg. Case 2: A 68-year-old woman underwent total gastrectomy and cholecystectomy for gastric cancer, and RY reconstruction was performed. The pathological diagnosis was T4aN0M0 stage IIB. Similar to Case 1, the patient was diagnosed with reflux esophagitis 5 months later. She lost 23 kg of weight and was reoperated at 6 months postoperatively. Intraoperative findings showed that there was no evidence of recurrence or severe adhesions, and transposition of the jejunojejunostomy was performed to increase the distance between anastomoses from 40 to 100 cm. Two years and 8 months after the reoperation, there was no recurrence of reflux esophagitis, and her weight increased by 15 kg. Conclusions Transposition of the jejunojejunostomy was an effective treatment for medication-resistant severe reflux esophagitis after total gastrectomy.


Surgery Today ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 507-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshihiro Hirai ◽  
Shuji Saeki ◽  
Kei Matsuki ◽  
Yoshinori Yamashita ◽  
Takashi Iwata ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 99 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryouichi Tomita ◽  
Kenichi Sakurai ◽  
Shigeru Fujisaki

Abstract To clarify the significance of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) for prevention of alkaline reflux esophagitis (ARE) after total gastrectomy reconstructed by Roux-en-Y (TGRY) for gastric cancer, we investigated LES function and lower esophageal pH in TGRY patients with or without LES preservation. A total of 51 patients 5 years after TGRY were divided into groups A (26 patients without preserved LES) and B (25 patients with preserved LES) and compared with 22 control participants (group C). Manometric study and ambulatory 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring were performed on all patients. Symptomatic and endoscopic AREs in group A were significantly higher than those in group B (P < 0.05). The length of LES and maximum LES pressure in group A were significantly shorter and lower, respectively, than in groups B and C (P < 0.01). The length of LES and maximum LES pressure in patients with symptomatic ARE were significantly shorter and lower, respectively, than in patients without symptomatic ARE (P < 0.01). Percentages of time with pH >7 and pH >8 within 24 hours in group A were significantly higher than those in groups B and C (P < 0.01). Preservation of the LES may be necessary to prevent ARE after TGRY.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peirong Tian ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Shibo Bian ◽  
Mengyi Li ◽  
Meng Zhang ◽  
...  

BackgroundTo compare laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy (LPG) and laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) with regard to outcomes, including efficacy and safety, in patients with proximal gastric cancer.MethodsOriginal English-language articles comparing LPG and LTG for proximal gastric cancer up to November 2019 were systematically searched in the Embase, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Knowledge, and ClinicalTrials.gov databases by two independent reviewers. Our main endpoints were surgery-related features (operation time, blood loss, harvested lymph nodes, and postoperative hospital stay), postoperative complications (anastomotic leakage, anastomotic bleeding, anastomotic stenosis, and reflux esophagitis), and oncologic outcomes (5-year overall survival and recurrent cancer).ResultsFourteen studies including a total of 1,282 cases (510 LPG and 772 LTG) were enrolled. Fewer lymph nodes were harvested (WMD = −13.33, 95% CI: −15.66 to −11.00, P < 0.00001) and more postoperative anastomotic stenosis (OR = 2.03, 95% CI: 1.21 to 3.39, P = 0.007) observed in LPG than LTG. There were no significant differences in other explored parameters between the two methods. However, based on a subgroup analysis of digestive tract reconstruction, LPG with esophagogastrostomy (LPG-EG) had shorter operative time (WMD = −42.51, 95% CI: −58.99 to −26.03, P < 0.00001), less intraoperative blood loss (WMD = −79.52, 95% CI: −116.63 to −42.41, P < 0.0001), and more reflux esophagitis (OR = 3.92, 95% CI: 1.56 to 9.83, P = 0.004) than was observed for LTG. There was no difference between LPG performed with the double tract anastomosis/double-flap technique (DT/DFT) and LTG.ConclusionLPG can be performed as an alternative to LTG for proximal gastric cancer, especially LPG-DT/DFT, with comparable safety and efficacy.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shengnan Li ◽  
Lihu Gu ◽  
Zefeng Shen ◽  
Danyi Mao ◽  
Parikshit Asutosh Khadaroo ◽  
...  

Abstract Background In theory, proximal gastrectomy with double-tract reconstruction (PG-DT) was superior to total gastrectomy (TG) in hematologic and nutritional outcomes. However, its clinical effects in proximal early gastric cancer (EGC) have been controversial. Methods The purpose of this study was to investigate the outcomes of laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy with double-tract reconstruction (LPG-DT) for proximal EGC. For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched for articles published before December of 2018 in the following databases: PubMed, Web of Science, EBSCO, Medline, and Cochrane Library. Results The results showed no significant difference in the anastomotic stenosis (OR=0.91, 95%CI=0.33-2.50, p=0.85) and reflux esophagitis (OR=1.87, 95%CI=0.62-5.65, p=0.27) between LPG-DT and laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG). The vitamin B12 supplementation rate in the LPG-DT group was lower than the LTG group (OR=0.06, 95%Cl=0.01-0.59, p=0.02). Conclusions Due to comparable clinical effect, PG-DT is comparable to TG for patients with proximal EGC. In addition, LPG-DT not only appears superior to TG in terms of preventing vitamin B12 deficiency, but also does not increase the risk of anastomotic stricture and reflux esophagitis.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shengnan Li ◽  
Lihu Gu ◽  
Zefeng Shen ◽  
Danyi Mao ◽  
Parikshit Asutosh Khadaroo ◽  
...  

Abstract Background In theory, proximal gastrectomy with double-tract reconstruction (PG-DT) was superior to total gastrectomy (TG) in hematologic and nutritional outcomes. However, its clinical effects in proximal early gastric cancer (EGC) have been controversial. Methods The purpose of this study was to investigate the outcomes of laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy with double-tract reconstruction (LPG-DT) for proximal EGC. For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched for articles published before December of 2018 in the following databases: PubMed, Web of Science, EBSCO, Medline, and Cochrane Library. Results The results showed no significant difference in the anastomotic stenosis (OR=0.91, 95%CI=0.33-2.50, p=0.85) and reflux esophagitis (OR=1.87, 95%CI=0.62-5.65, p=0.27) between LPG-DT and laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG). The vitamin B12 supplementation rate in the LPG-DT group was lower than the LTG group (OR=0.06, 95%Cl=0.01-0.59, p=0.02). Conclusions Due to comparable clinical effect, PG-DT is comparable to TG for patients with proximal EGC. In addition, LPG-DT not only appears superior to TG in terms of preventing vitamin B12 deficiency, but also does not increase the risk of anastomotic stricture and reflux esophagitis.


BMC Surgery ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiguo Li ◽  
Yan Ma ◽  
Guiting Liu ◽  
Ming Fang ◽  
Yingwei Xue

Abstract Objective Proximal gastrectomy acts as a function-preserving operation for upper-third gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to compare the short-term surgical outcomes between proximal gastrectomy with gastric tube reconstruction and proximal gastrectomy with jejunal interposition reconstruction in upper-third gastric cancer. Methods A retrospective review of 301 patients who underwent proximal gastrectomy with jejunal interposition (JI) or gastric tube (GT) at Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital between June 2007 and December 2016 was performed. The Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) and Visick grade were used to evaluate postgastrectomy syndromes. Gastrointestinal fiberoscopy was used to evaluate the prevalence and severity of reflux esophagitis based on the Los Angeles (LA) classification system. Results The JI group had a longer operation time than the GT group (220 ± 52 vs 182 ± 50 min), but no significant difference in blood loss was noted. Compared to the GT group, the Visick grade and GSRS score were significantly higher. Reflux esophagitis was significantly increased in the GT group compared with the JI group. Conclusion Proximal gastrectomy is well tolerated with excellent short-term outcomes in patients with upper-third gastric cancer. Compared with GT construction, JI construction has clear functional advantages and may provide better quality of life for patients with upper-third gastric cancer.


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