Short-Term Outcomes of Intracorporeal Delta-Shaped Gastroduodenostomy Versus Extracorporeal Gastroduodenostomy after Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer
- Author:
You Na KIM
1
;
Ji Yeong AN
;
Yoon Young CHOI
;
Min Gew CHOI
;
Jun Ho LEE
;
Tae Sung SOHN
;
Jae Moon BAE
;
Sung KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Intracorporeal gastroduodenostomy; Extracorporeal gastroduodenostomy; Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy; Gastric cancer; Body mass index; Surgical injuries
- MeSH: Body Mass Index; C-Reactive Protein; Diet; Gastrectomy; Gastroenterostomy; Humans; Intraoperative Complications; Laparoscopy; Length of Stay; Leukocyte Count; Male; Postoperative Complications; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Stomach Neoplasms
- From:Journal of Gastric Cancer 2019;19(1):111-120
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: BACKGROUND: Billroth I anastomosis is one of the most common reconstruction methods after distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Intracorporeal Billroth I (ICBI) anastomosis and extracorporeal Billroth I (ECBI) anastomosis are widely used in laparoscopic surgery. Here we compared ICBI and ECBI outcomes at a major gastric cancer center. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed data from 2,284 gastric cancer patients who underwent laparoscopic distal gastrectomy between 2009 and 2017. We divided the subjects into ECBI (n=1,681) and ICBI (n=603) groups, compared the patients’ clinical characteristics and surgical and short-term outcomes, and performed risk factor analyses of postoperative complication development. RESULTS: The ICBI group experienced shorter operation times, less blood loss, and shorter hospital stays than the ECBI group. There were no clinically significant intergroup differences in diet initiation. Changes in white blood cell counts and C-reactive protein levels were similar between groups. Grade II–IV surgical complication rates were 2.7% and 4.0% in the ECBI and ICBI groups, respectively, with no significant intergroup differences. Male sex and a body mass index (BMI) ≥30 were independent risk factors for surgical complication development. In the ECBI group, patients with a BMI ≥30 experienced a significantly higher surgical complication rate than those with a lower BMI, while no such difference was observed in the ICBI group. CONCLUSION: The surgical safety of ICBI was similar to that of ECBI. Although the chosen anastomotic technique was not a risk factor for surgical complications, ECBI was more vulnerable to surgical complications than ICBI in patients with a high BMI (≥30).
