• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.212-218
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• 2011

Purpose: Intracorporeal anastomosis during laparoscopic gastrectomy is becoming increasingly prevalent. However, selection of the anastomosis method after laparoscopic distal gastrectomy is equivocal because of a lack of technical feasibility and safety. We compared intracorporeal gastroduodenostomy with gastrojejunostomy using linear staplers to evaluate the technical feasibility and safety of intracorporeal anastomoses as well as its' minimally invasiveness. Materials and Methods: Retrospective analyses of a prospectively collected database for gastric cancer revealed 47 gastric cancer patients who underwent laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with either intracorporeal gastroduodenostomy or gastrojejunostomy from March 2011 to June 2011. Perioperative outcomes such as operation time, postoperative complication, and hospital stay were compared according to the type of anastomosis. Postoperative inflammatory response was also compared between the two groups using white blood cell count and high sensitivity C-reactive protein. Results: Among the 47 patients, 26 patients received gastroduodenostomy, whereas 21 patients received gastrojejunostomy without open conversion or additional mini-laparotomy incision. There was no difference in mean operation time, blood loss, and length of postoperative hospital stays. There was no statistically significant difference in postoperative complication or mortality between two groups. However, significantly more staplers were used for gastroduodenostomy than for gastrojejunostomy (n=6) than for gastroduodenostomy and (n=5). Conclusions: Intracorporeal anastomosis during laparoscopic gastrectomy using linear stapler, either gastroduodenostomy or gastrojejunostomy, shows comparable and acceptable early postoperative outcomes and are safe and feasible. Therefore, surgeons may choose either anastomosis method as long as oncological safety is guaranteed.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.438-450
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• 2019

Purpose: Although linear-shaped gastroduodenostomy (LSGD) was reported to be a feasible and reliable method of Billroth I anastomosis in patients undergoing totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (TLDG), the feasibility of LSGD for patients undergoing totally robotic distal gastrectomy (TRDG) has not been determined. This study compared the feasibility of LSGD in patients undergoing TRDG and TLDG. Materials and Methods: All c: onsecutive patients who underwent LSGD after distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer between January 2009 and December 2017 were analyzed retrospectively. Propensity score matching (PSM) analysis was performed to reduce the selection bias between TRDG and TLDG. Short-term outcomes, functional outcomes, learning curve, and risk factors for postoperative complications were analyzed. Results: This analysis included 414 patients, of whom 275 underwent laparoscopy and 139 underwent robotic surgery. PSM analysis showed that operation time was significantly longer (163.5 vs. 132.1 minutes, P<0.001) and postoperative hospital stay significantly shorter (6.2 vs. 7.5 days, P<0.003) in patients who underwent TRDG than in patients who underwent TLDG. Operation time was the independent risk factor for LSGD after intracorporeal gastroduodenostomy. Cumulative sum analysis showed no definitive turning point in the TRDG learning curve. Long-term endoscopic findings revealed similar results in the two groups, but bile reflux at 5 years showed significantly better improvement in the TLDG group than in the TRDG group (P=0.016). Conclusions: LSGD is feasible in TRDG, with short-term and long-term outcomes comparable to that in TLDG. LSGD may be a good option for intracorporeal Billroth I anastomosis in patients undergoing TRDG.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.29-32
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• 2002

A gastroduodenostomy is the most physiological reconstruction after a distal gastrectomy. However, a gastroduodenostomy with either sutures or staples has many complications. These include bleeding, leakage and stenosis. A sutureless gastroduodenostomy with a biofragmentable anastomosis ring (BAR) in was used adenocarcinoma patients to prevent these complications from 1999. A BAR is composed of polyglycolic acid and Barium sulfate to allow for X-ray visualization. Hardy in first introduced the BAR in 1985. Since then, it has been used in an anastomosis of the colon or small bowel surgery but its use in a gastroduodenostomy is the first trial in the world. A 70 year male patient, old who received a subtotal gastrectomy (Billroth I), underwent a A sutureless gastroduodenostomy with a BAR. The gastroduodenostomy with the BAR was watertight and maintained the initial burst strength in the gastrografin X-ray study performed at the postoperative 1 week. The BAR began to fragment 3 weeks after the operation and disappeared from the digestive tract completely. The diameter of the anastomosis site was sufficient for passed foods. No other secondary changes from remained foreign bodies were found in the endoscopic examination. In a second operation to treat a primary hepatoma, there was no adhesive changes around the gastroduodenostomy site. In conclusion, a sutureless gastroduodenostomy with BAR is a safe, easy and efficient reconstructive method after a distal gastrectomy.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.242-251
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• 2004

목적: 최근 조기위암 환자가 증가하기 때문에 수술 후 환자의 영양상태 개선을 포함한 삶의 질에 많은 관심이 모아지고 있다. 그러나 원위부 위절제 후 많이 이용되고 있는 Billroth-I, II 및 Roux-en-Y 술식은 남은 위의 작은 용량과 십이지장 우회에 따른 철분, 지방, 칼슘, 카로틴 등의 흡수 장애 등의 단점이 있다. 이를 보완하고자 저자들은 위 원위부 절제 후 소장낭을 저장소 역할을 하게 하고, 또한 십이지장과 문합하여 음식물이 생리적 방향으로 통과하도록 공장낭 간치술을 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2001년 3월부터 2004년 2월까지 가톨릭의과대학 성가병원 외과에서 위암으로 원위부 절제를 시행한 196예를 공장낭 공장낭 간치술(JPI 군, n=100), B-I 군(n=29), B-II군(n=67)으로 나누어, 혈액 및 생화학적 검사의 변화, 몸무게를 포함한 영양학적 변화 및 위내시경 소견과 위 배출시간을 분석하였다. 결과: 환자들의 체중은 3군 모두 술 후 6개월에 최대로 감소된 후 회복되는 경향을 보였으며, 술 후 6개월, 1년, 2년째의 체중 감소율이 JPI군이 $5.14\%,\;3.01\%,\;2.37\%$로 B-I 군의 $8.41\%,\;6.69\%,\;5.90\%$B-II 군의 $7.50\%,\;7.65\%\;5.86\%$에 비해 의의있게 작았다(P=0.011, P=0.000, P=0.013). 검사실 소견은 술 후 6개월에 총 단백이 JPI 군이 B-I과 B-II 군보다 더 높았으며, 특히 1,2기 위암 환자의 경우 술 후 1년째 총 단백과 알부민이 JPI군에서 의의있게 높았다. 그러나 빈혈과 관련된 검사 칼슘, 인, 콜레스테롤, 트리글리세라이드 등에서는 3군 간의 차이는 관찰되지 않았다. 술 후 6개월, 1년, 2년째의 $\^{99m}$Tc-반 고형식(샌드위치)를 이용한 위 배출시간은 JPI 군이 102.5분, 83.1분, 58.1분, B-I 군이 95.5분, 92.0분, 58.5분, B-II 군이 53.9분, 69.1분, 50.2분으로 B-II 군이 가장 빠르고, JPI군이 가장 느리게 관찰되었다. 또한 위 내시경 검사 상 술 후 6개월째 정밀관찰이 불가능한 음식 저류가 JPI 군에서 가장 많았으나 시간이 지나면서 호전되는 것을 관찰하였다. 결론: 공장낭을 이용한 간치술은 기존 술식보다 1시간 정도 수술시간이 더 걸리고, 수술 후 초기에 위 배출시간이 지연되는 경향이 있지만, 몸무게를 포함한 영양학적인 면을 고려할 때, 장기 생존이 기대되는 제 I, II기 위암 환자에게 적용될 수 있는 또 하나의 좋은 재건 술식이라고 생각한다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.105-112
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• 2015

Purpose: Intracorporeal anastomosis is the most difficult procedure during pure single-incision distal gastrectomy (SIDG) that affects its generalization. We introduced unaided delta-shaped anastomosis (uDelta), a novel anastomosis technique, for gastroduodenostomy after pure SIDG, and compared the results with those of previously reported Roux-en-Y anastomosis (RY). Materials and Methods: Between March 2014 and March 2015, SIDG with D1+ lymph node dissection was performed for early gastric cancer through a 2.5-cm transumbilical incision without any additional port. uDelta was performed by the operator alone, without any intracorporeal assistance. Results: uDelta was performed on 11 patents, and uncut RY was performed on 5-patients without open or multiport conversion. R0 resection was performed in all cases. No significant differences were observed in mean age and body mass index between patients who underwent uDelta or RY. Mean operation times were $214.5{\pm}36.2$ minutes for uDelta and $240.8{\pm}65.9$ minutes for RY, which was not significantly different. Reconstruction time for uDelta was shorter than that for RY, with marginal statistical significance ($26.1{\pm}8.3$ minutes vs. $38.0{\pm}9.1$ minutes, P=0.05). There were no intraoperative transfusions, 30-day mortality, or anastomosis-related complications in either group. Average length of hospital stay was $8.2{\pm}1.9$ days in the uDelta group and $7.2{\pm}0.8$ days in the RY group (P=0.320). Conclusions: After carefully considering indications, uDelta can be a feasible and can be a reproducible reconstruction method after SIDG in early gastric cancer.