[Jejunal interposition after radical gastrectomy: report of 51 cases (author's transl)]

Reservoir construction with interposition of a 35 cm long jejunal loop (method of Longmire and Gutgemann) was performed in 51 patients after total gastrectomy. The procedure largely succeeded in preventing the agastric syndrome. There were five postoperative deaths. Maintained weight gain in the remainder ranged from 2.5 to 22 kg.