[Results of surgical treatment of gastric cancer]

Of 6260 patients operated on for gastric cancer in Donetskiy regional antitumoral centre from 1968 till 1996 palliative interventions were accomplished in 2927. Distal gastric resection was done in 1435 (54.7%) patients. Since 1974 yr. the muff-like anastomosis is applied, which promotes the prophylaxis of insufficiency of oesophago-intestinal and gastro-intestinal anastomoses, reflux-oesophagitis and reflux-gastritis occurrence. Late follow-up result of treatment was studied up in 226 patients: 30% survived 5-10 years and 7%--more than 10 years. The prognosis of patient's life depends trustworthy on the degree of the gastric lymph node system involvement.