Late postoperative complications of gastrectomy may present as a constellation of symptoms
and signs referred to as postgastrectomy syndromes. These syndromes result from …

The gravest prognostic factor in early gastric cancer is lymph-node metastasis, with an
incidence of about 10% overall. About two-thirds of early gastric cancer patients can be …

Background The feasibility of the use of the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS)
protocol in patients with gastric cancer remains unclear. Methods This study was a single …

RESULTS A total of 33 gastric cancer patients underwent vEG by double-flap technique after
laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy in Okayama University Hospital between June 2011 and …

Background It is important to determine the effect of clinical factors on several domains
(symptoms, living status, and quality of life [QOL]) after gastrectomy to establish …

Background Pylorus-preserving gastrectomy (PPG) is increasingly being used to treat early
gastric cancer in the middle third of the stomach, with the hope of ameliorating postoperative …

Surgery represents the main curative therapeutic modality for gastric cancer, and it is
occasionally considered for palliation as well as prophylaxis. Most frequently, surgical …

AIM To investigate the detrimental impact of loss of reservoir capacity by comparing total
gastrectomy (TGRY) and distal gastrectomy with the same Roux-en-Y (DGRY) …

Purpose Proximal gastrectomy (PG) offers advantages over total gastrectomy (TG) in
enhancing the postoperative nutritional status of patients with proximal gastric cancer (PGC) …

Background Proximal gastrectomy is not widely performed because the procedure is
complicated, particularly under laparoscopy. We developed a simple laparoscopic …