Aboral pouch with preserved duodenal passage--new reconstruction method after total gastrectomy

A new reconstruction method--the aboral pouch with preserved duodenal passage--has been introduced after total gastrectomy. After removal of the stomach, preparation of the Roux loop and construction of the esophago-jejunostomy, a jejuno-duodenostomy is performed approximately 50 cm away from the esophageal anastomosis between the Roux limb and the duodenal stump. Right below this second anastomosis, the Roux limb is closed with a stapling device to provide a unidirectional food passage through the duodenum. The aboral pouch is constructed as a side-to-side anastomosis between the Roux limb under the stapled segment and the aboral end of the Y limb. The advantages of the reservoir-constructing methods and the interposition methods are combined in this new reconstruction type. Our experiences of 17 cases having undergone this reconstruction method are presented.