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Endoscopic Vacuum Therapy for the Treatment of Anastomotic Leakage after Total Gastrectomy with Esophagojejunostomy
Published on: August 22, 2025
Modified techniques and early outcomes of totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy with side-to-side
In-Seob Lee1, Tae-Hwan Kim, Kab-Choong Kim
1Department of Surgery, Ulsan University College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Background:
Construction of an esophagojejunostomy is a major concern in totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy (TLTG). Use of a circular stapler can be technically challenging in laparoscopic procedures. We aimed to introduce our modified techniques and to assess the early outcomes following TLTG with side-to-side esophagojejunostomy using a linear stapler in patients with gastric cancer.
Subjects And Methods:
From December 2010 to June 2011, 27 patients who underwent TLTG for gastric cancer were retrospectively reviewed. Their clinicopathologic characteristics, surgical time, hospital stay, morbidity, and mortality were analyzed.
Results:
The mean age of patients was 59.1 years, and the average body mass index was 24.6 kg/m(2). The mean operating time was 126.2 minutes, and the hospital stay averaged 8.1 days. No conversion to open laparotomy was required. There were 2 luminal bleeding cases and 1 intra-abdominal bleeding case, but all were successfully managed with conservative treatment only. No patient experienced reoperation, anastomosis leakage, stricture, duodenal stump leakage, or wound problems.
Conclusions:
Our TLTG with side-to-side esophagojejunostomy method can be a feasible and safe option for patients with gastric cancer.
