Abstract
Purpose
We investigated postoperative symptoms related to reflux esophagitis in patients who underwent esophagogastrostomy reconstruction after proximal gastrectomy (PG) by conducting a questionnaire survey.
Method
Quality of life was assessed using two different questionnaires, the gastrointestinal symptom rating scale (GSRS) for postoperative abdominal symptoms and F-scale for reflux esophagitis. The survey was conducted among 39 patients who underwent esophagogastrostomy after proximal gastrectomy for gastric cancer in the upper third of the stomach, and findings were compared with those in patients who underwent total gastrectomy (TG).
Results
The questionnaire was returned by 32 of 39 patients (82%) in the PG group and 40 of 45 patients (89%) in the TG group. On GSRS, the score for indigestion syndrome tended to be higher in the TG group than in the PG group (p < 0.10), and the score for constipation was significantly higher in the PG group than in the TG group (p < 0.05). The score for reflux syndrome, however, was almost the same in both groups. Similarly, there was no significant difference in the frequency of GERD symptoms between the PG and TG groups on F-scale questionnaire (47% vs. 63%, p = 0.18).
Conclusions
Esophagogastrostomy after PG in an end-to-side manner with creation of acute angle at the anastomosis is not associated with an increased risk of reflux esophagitis compared with TG.
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Ichikawa, D., Komatsu, S., Okamoto, K. et al. Evaluation of symptoms related to reflux esophagitis in patients with esophagogastrostomy after proximal gastrectomy. Langenbecks Arch Surg 398, 697–701 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-012-0921-0
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