gastric cancer
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: From April 2009 to May 2020, patients who underwent laparoscopic total gastrectomy for gastric cancer at Saga University Hospital in department of Surgery and underwent esophagojejunostomy using the Overlap method. Among them, patients who had an obstruction of passage in the elevated jejunum due to flexion at the anastomotic site of the esophagus and jejunum.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who are out of regular surveillance. Patients who required intrathoracic OEJ through a thoracoscopic approach because they required excision of over 4 cm of esophagus.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Treatment and characteristics of prevention in this complication. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Faculty of medicine, Saga University Department of Surgery