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01.05.2015 | Original Article
Antecolic Reconstruction Is a Predictor of the Occurrence of Roux Stasis Syndrome After Distal Gastrectomy
Erschienen in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Ausgabe 5/2015
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Background
Roux-en-Y reconstruction after distal gastrectomy can result in delayed gastric emptying, called Roux stasis syndrome (RSS). The cause of RSS has not been completely identified. This study retrospectively investigated the development of RSS.
Methods
Between April 2008 and March 2014, we performed 138 procedures with distal gastrectomy using Roux-en-Y reconstruction. The development of RSS was analyzed and examined for correlations with the length of the operation, amount of blood loss, and surgical procedure.
Results
RSS was observed in 16 of the 138 patients. There were no relationships between the length of the operation or amount of blood loss and the development of RSS according to the Mann-Whitney U test. There were also no significant differences in the development of RSS between the patients treated with laparotomy and laparoscopic surgery, end-to-side, side-to-side, or end-to-end anastomosis or isoperistaltic or antiperistaltic anastomosis, as determined using the chi-square test. However, the development of RSS tended to lower in the patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery, side-to-side anastomosis, and isoperistaltic anastomosis. In addition, there was a significant difference between the patients who received antecolic and retrocolic reconstruction (p = 0.005).
Conclusions
Our findings suggest that antecolic reconstruction correlates with a lower likelihood of developing RSS.