Researchers do not recommend uncut Roux-en-Y reconstruction for laparoscopic gastrectomy

Patients who underwent uncut Roux-en-Y had more severe gastrointestinal symptoms and higher incidence of residual gastritis and degree of bile reflux, while experiencing no reduction in stasis syndrome compared with traditional Roux-en-Y.“The most common surgical approach for gastric antrum malignancies is radical gastrectomy. … As technology advances, laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) has gained popularity for general surgeons because of better postoperative outcomes,” Huahao Xie, of the department of surgery at Tongji University in Shanghai, and colleagues wroteRead More