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    J Gastric Cancer. 2015 Jun;15(2):77-86. English.
    Published online Jun 30, 2015.
    https://doi.org/10.5230/jgc.2015.15.2.77
    Copyright © 2015 by The Korean Gastric Cancer Association
    Review

    Proximal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

    Do Hyun Jung, Sang-Hoon Ahn, Do Joong Park, and Hyung-Ho Kim
      • Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.
    • Correspondence to: Do Joong Park. Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82 Gumi-ro 173beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-707, Korea. Tel: +82-31-787-7099, Fax: +82-31-787-4055, Email: djpark@snubh.org
    Received May 16, 2015; Revised May 26, 2015; Accepted May 26, 2015.

    This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    Abstract

    Laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy (LPG) is theoretically a superior choice of minimally-invasive surgery and function-preserving surgery for the treatment of proximal early gastric cancer (EGC) over procedures such as laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG), open total gastrectomy (OTG) and open proximal gastrectomy (OPG). However, LPG and OPG are not popular surgical options due to three main concerns: the first, oncological safety; the second, functional benefits; and the third, anastomosis-related late complications (reflux symptoms and anastomotic stricture). Numerous recent studies have concluded that OPG and LPG present similar oncological safety profiles and improved functional benefits when compared with OTG and LTG. While OPG with modified esophagogastrostomy does not provide satisfactory results, OPG with modified esophagojejunostomy showed similar rates of anastomosis-related late complications when compared to OTG. At this stage, no standard reconstruction method post-LPG exists in the clinical setting. We recently showed that LPG with double tract reconstruction (DTR) is a superior choice over LTG for proximal EGC in terms of maintaining body weight and preventing anemia. However, as there is no definitive evidence in favor of LPG with DTR, a randomized clinical trial comparing LPG with DTR to LTG was recommended. This trial, the Korean Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study-05 (NCT01433861), is expected to assist surgeons in choice of surgical approach and strategy for patients with proximal EGC.

    Keywords
    Early gastric cancer; Proximal gastrectomy; Laparoscopy

    Introduction

    The epidemiology of gastric cancer has transformed over the last several decades in Korea. The incidence of early gastric cancer (EGC) has increased from 24.8% to 48.9% as a result of improved surveillance by means of the national cancer screening program in Korea. The incidence of proximal gastric cancer too has gradually increased from 5.3% to 14.0%.1

    Recently, interest in minimally-invasive and function-preserving surgery for treating EGC has gained momentum among surgeons. In Korea, 26% of gastric cancer surgeries in 2009 were performed using laparoscopic procedures, an almost five-fold increase in use over a 5-year period.1 In recent decades, the oncological safety of minimally-invasive surgery for the treatment EGC has been established.2 As such, the main interest of minimally-invasive surgical techniques has shifted from technical and safety aspects towards function-preservation.

    When function preservation or minimal invasiveness are taken into consideration, laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy (LPG) is the best theoretical treatment option for proximal EGC and outweighs open proximal gastrectomy (OPG), open total gastrectomy (OTG), and laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG). However, LPG is currently not a popular surgical choice and proximal gastrectomy (PG) (which entails both OPG and LPG) was performed in only 141 (1.0%) Korean patients in 2009.1 OPG too is not a standard surgical procedure existing rather as an alternative.

    Before reviewing LPG, the current aversion towards OPG will be discussed in this article. The application of OPG is limited by the three main concerns: the first, oncological safety; the second, functional benefits, and the third, anastomosis-related late complications (reflux symptoms and anastomotic stricture).

    Taking the above into consideration, LPG has been tested as an alternative treatment option for proximal EGC as most types of laparoscopic gastric cancer surgeries have improved safety profiles. The main concerns of LPG will also be reviewed in this article.

    Open Proximal Gastrectomy

    1. Oncological safety: lymph node metastasis, survival rate, and remnant stomach cancer

    Radical gastrectomy involves negative margin gastrectomy and complete lymph node (LN) dissection of potential metastatic LNs. In OPG, negative margins are easily confirmed by frozen biopsy. However, the extent of the lymphadenectomy required can not always be determined either before or during the procedure, as the surgeon is not able to identify potential metastatic LNs during OPG.

    However, several studies have provided guidelines for surgeons to determine the extent of lymphadenectomy required for proximal EGC. The rates of metastatic LNs in ECG are estimated at 10% to 20%. Kitamura et al.3 reported that LN metastasis along the lower part of the stomach is not observed in proximal gastric cancer confined to the muscularis propria. Kong et al.4 reported that proximal EGC metastasizes only to LN stations 2, 3, and 7. The Japanese Gastric Cancer Treatment Guidelines 2010 (version 3) recommends D1+ LN dissection for proximal EGC; LN stations 1, 2, 3a, 4sa, 4sb, 7, 8a, 9, and 11p.5

    There have been several studies and meta-analyses comparing OPG to OTG. These concluded that the long-term overall survival rate is similar for proximal EGC when comparing OPG (88.7% to 98.5%) and OTG (87.6% to 99.2%).6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

    As the indication for OPG has recently been limited to proximal EGC, long-term overall survival rates have not been a major surgical concern.

    An important consideration in OPG is the potential for remnant gastric cancer. The rate of remnant gastric cancer is higher after OPG (3.6% to 9.1%) than that seen after open distal gastrectomy (ODG) (0.4% to 2.5%).10, 15, 16, 17, 18 Scheduled endoscopic follow-ups are the sole means of early detection and subsequent curative resection after OPG. Intubation of endoscopy following esophagogastrostomy (EG stomy) is not difficult, however, this can be a challenging procedure after esophagojejunostomy (EJ stomy), especially in cases with a longer interposed segment.19, 20 An interposed jejunum greater than 10 cm in length does present a challenge in terms of evaluating the remnant stomach.19 Therefore, the length of the interposed jejunum should be carefully chosen when considering endoscopic follow-up.

    2. Functional benefits: nutrition, anemia, and subjective symptoms

    The benefits of nutrition status are controversial as several studies have shown that blood chemistry levels (such as protein, albumin, and cholesterol) related to the patient's postoperative nutritional status were higher after OPG when compared with OTG.21, 22, 23, 24 Certain reports have demonstrated that total body weight loss was in fact decreased after OPG when compared with OTG.10, 12, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27 However, numerous long-term reports and a recent meta-analysis did conclude that the nutritional benefits and total body weight loss are similar when comparing OPG and OTG.7, 11 As long-term follow-up data and a meta-analysis have shown similar nutritional benefits, the same is considered for the short-term postoperative period.

    Several short-term follow-up studies have showed that postoperative hemoglobin levels are similar when comparing OPG and OTG. However, long term follow-up data collected 1 or 2 years post-procedure consistently show that hemoglobin levels are significantly higher after OPG when compared with OTG.6, 10, 12, 24, 25 Lower hemoglobin levels after OTG may be attributable to a vitamin B12 deficiency, a theoretical inevitability. However, a few studies have investigated vitamin B12 levels and the volume of supplementation administered while comparing OTG and OPG.25 In laparoscopic procedures, more than 80% of patients undergoing LTG required vitamin B12 supplementation. Despite supplementation, vitamin B12 levels are significantly lower after LTG when compared with LPG (Seoul National University Bundang Hospital [SNUBH] data, The 87th Annual meeting of the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association [JGCA]). This deficiency is believed to result in anemia after total gastrectomy, which occurs more frequently than that observed after PG.

    In this review, quality of life was defined as all subjective symptoms with the exception of anastomosis-related symptoms (reflux and stenosis-related symptoms, which are reviewed below). Several reports used a standard questionnaire and concluded that subjective symptoms after single- meal intake were improved after OPG when compared with OTG.6, 25, 28, 29 Recently, Takiguchi et al.26 evaluated subjective symptoms using a well-designed validated questionnaire and a post-gastrectomy syndrome assessment scale (PGSAS-45). Their data showed that OPG was significantly improved over OTG in terms of preventing body weight loss, the necessity for additional meals, diarrhea, and dumping.

    OPG and OTG had sometimes similar nutrition statuses and body weight loss in the long-term follow up. However, OPG had a significantly higher hemoglobin level and better subjective symptoms when compared with OTG. Thus, OPG is recommended as a function-preserving procedure for proximal EGC.

    3. Anastomosis-related late complications: reflux esophagitis and anastomotic stenosis

    Two types of post-OPG reconstruction methods are widely-known and classified according to the type of intestine involved: EG stomy and EJ stomy. Many modified EG and EJ stomy procedures have been tested for improved technical feasibility and prevention of anastomosis-related late complications (reflux esophagitis and anastomotic stenosis).

    EG stomy is simpler than EJ stomy as it includes only one anastomosis. The feasibilities of many standard and modified EG stomy procedures (e.g., EG stomy with anti-reflux procedures) have been reported, including simple EG stomy (Fig. 1), reverse double stapling,4 lower esophageal sphincter preserving,30 gastric tube (Fig. 2),31, 32 gastropexy,33 fundoplication (Fig. 3),34 and acute angle EG stomy,28 among others. These EG stomy procedures had a lower surgical duration and decreased estimated blood loss (Table 1). However, these procedures could not demonstrate an acceptable incidence of anastomosis-related late complications. The rates of anastomosis-related late complications were significantly higher after OPG (27.4% to 67.4%) when compared with OTG (7.4% to 8.7%) in several studies comparing EG stomy after OPG with Roux-en-Y EJ stomy after OTG.7, 9, 11, 35

    Fig. 1
    Esophagogastrostomy.

    Fig. 2
    Esophagogastrostomy with gastric tube.

    Fig. 3
    Esophagogastrostomy with fundoplication.

    Table 1
    Various types of esophagogastrostomy have been attempted in the proximal gastrectomy

    Many modified EJ stomy procedures have been tried in place of an EG stomy in an effort to prevent anastomosis-related late complications, including jejunal interposition (Fig. 4),6, 10, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 jejunal pouch interposition,20, 25, 29, 38, 39, 43, 44, 45, 46 double tract reconstruction (DTR) (Fig. 5),47 and more (Table 2). The incidence of anastomosis-related late complications was not significantly different when comparing modified EJ stomy after OPG (0% to 10.2%) and Rouxen-Y EJ stomy after OTG (1.8% to 8.7%).6, 11, 36, 38 Thus, most modified EJ stomy procedures are considered a good reconstruction method in terms of preventing reflux esophagitis and anastomotic stenosis.

    Fig. 4
    Esophagojejunostomy: jejunal interposition.

    Fig. 5
    Esophagojejunostomy: double tract reconstruction.

    Table 2
    Various types of esophagojejunostomy have been attempted in the proximal gastrectomy

    However, the modified EJ stomy after OPG does have certain disadvantages, including a lengthier surgical procedure time, increased estimated blood loss, and a higher rate of early complications.38, 41, 42 In addition, jejunal interposition is associated with abdominal discomfort after meals, continuous gastric fullness, and hiccups between meals in the postoperative period; a result of the interposed segment which may disturb the passage of food.17, 40

    To the best of our knowledge, no studies have been published with the aim of evaluating quality of life and comparing DTR and jejunal interposition or jejunal pouch interposition. However, DTR after OPG is the preferred anastomosis method over jejunal interposition or jejunal pouch interposition for reducing subjective symptoms, as DTR involves two food passages.

    Laparoscopic Proximal Gastrectomy

    Uyama et al.48 first reported LPG in 1995 and there have since been several technical reports and small sample-sized case studies.49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62 The main purpose of these articles was to evaluate the technical feasibility of the procedure, including acceptable procedure times, estimated blood loss, short-term complications, and anastomosis-related late complications. There are very few studies comparing LPG with OPG, and these found that LPG had a lengthier procedure time, decreased estimated blood loss, and similar complications rates when compared with OPG.63 To our knowledge, there is a single study comparing LPG with LTG64 and no reported prospective randomized clinical trials as yet.

    1. Oncological safety

    A few of articles have reported on the oncological safety of LPG60, 64 and overall survival was not shown to be significantly different when comparing LPG with EG stomy and LTG with Rouxen-Y EJ stomy.64 While very few studies have discussed long-term oncological safety, it has been suggested that it would not be significantly different across LPG, LTG or OPG, as the indication for LPG is proximal EGC.

    2. Functional benefits

    Functional outcomes have been discussed in a few studies, which have concluded that nutritional benefits were not significantly different when comparing LPG to EG stomy and LTG to Roux-en-Y stomy.64 However, 32% patients who underwent LPG with EG stomy had reflux symptoms exceeding Visick grade II. As reflux symptoms could affect the total nutritional status of LPG, the nutritional benefits of LPG are likely to be underestimated in this study.64 Reflux symptoms are reduced following DTR and hemoglobin levels were significantly higher in the first and second postoperative years after LPG when compared with LTG (SNUBH data, 87th Annual meeting of JGCA).

    3. Anastomosis related late complications: reflux esophagitis and anastomotic stenosis

    Two different reconstruction methods may be performed after LPG: EG and EJ stomy. Several modified laparoscopic EG and EJ stomy procedures have been evaluated for their technical feasibility and prevention of anastomosis-related late complications (Table 1, 2).49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 However, all types of modified laparoscopic EG stomy procedures were shown to be unsatisfactory for the prevention of anastomosis-related late complications, or have been limited to a case series or technique reports involving laparoscopic modified EG stomy.49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62 A recent article comparing LPG with EG stomy to LTG with Roux-en-Y concluded that the former was associated with an increased risk of reflux symptoms (LPG 32.0%, LTG 3.7%; P<0.001).64

    Modified laparoscopic EJ stomy has been assessed by several groups50, 55, 56, 57, 65 and a low incidence of anastomosis-related late complications has been observed. In addition, LPG with DTR was shown to have an acceptable duration time (mean procedure time: 108.7 minutes), acceptable estimated blood loss (estimated blood low: 120.4 ml), and a low incidence of anastomosis related late complications (reflux symptoms: 4.65%, anastomotic stenosis 4.65%).50 Therefore, LPG with DTR has the potential to be a standard reconstruction method for LPG although this is not decisive as it is based on a case-series.50

    We recently analyzed and compared the clinical outcomes across LPG with DTR and LTG for proximal EGC. Anastomosis-related late complications were not significantly different when comparing LPG with DTR to LTG (SNUBH data, 87th Annual meeting of JGCA). While this was a retrospective study, the results were helpful in terms of processing prospective randomized clinical trials comparing LPG with DTR and LTG.

    Conclusion

    OPG showed a similar oncological safety profile and improved functional benefits when compared with OTG. Although OPG with modified EG stomy was not satisfactory, similar rates of anastomosis-related late complication were observed when comparing OPG with modified EJ stomy to OTG.

    As minimally-invasive surgical techniques has become more widely used and accepted, its major aim has transformed from a focus on technical feasibility and oncological safety profiles to function preservation. Minimally-invasive surgery could be a standard procedure for EGC as it fulfills all patient requirements. Thus, LPG is a theoretically preferable treatment option over LTG, OTG, and OPG, as it is both minimally-invasive and function-preserving.

    At this stage, no standard reconstruction method post-LPG exists in the clinical setting. We recently analyzed and compared the clinical outcomes of LPG with DTR and LTG for proximal EGC, and found that the former to be superior in terms of maintaining body weight and preventing anemia. A randomized clinical trial with the aim of comparing LPG with DTR to LTG was duly recommended and is now underway. This trial is named KLASS-05 (Korean Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study-05, NCT01433861) and results are expected to assist surgeons in the decision-making process when considering the surgical approach and strategy for patients with proximal EGC.

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    Anemia
    Body Weight
    Gastrectomy*
    Humans
    Laparoscopy
    Penicillin G Benzathine
    Stomach Neoplasms*
    Metrics
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