[Interposition of a jejunal loop, using the Mouchet-Camey method, in gastric cancer surgery]

A series of 80 patients subjected to total gastrectomy for neoplasia is presented. Interposition of the jejunal loop according to Mouchet-Camey was employed as the reconstruction technique. The advantages of this method are highlighted, with particular reference to the results of a study of the absorption of 125I-oleic acid. The complications associated with the operation and the way in which they can be corrected are described.