• Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China;
HU Jiankun, Email: hujkwch@126.com
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Objective  To summarize the research progress of digestive tract reconstruction after total gastrectomy in gastric cancer.
Methods  The domestic and international published literatures about digestive tract reconstruction after total gastrectomy in gastric cancer were retrieved and reviewed.
Results  More and more attention had been paid to the postoperative quality of life after total gastrectomy in gastric cancer, and the most related factor for postoperative quality of life was the type of digestive tract reconstruction. The pouch reconstruction and preservation of enteric myoneural continuity showed beneficial effects on clinical outcomes. Current opinion considered the pouch reconstruction might be safe and effective, and was able to improve the postoperative quality of life of patients with gastric cancer. However, the preservation of duodenal pathway didn’t show significant benefits.
Conclusion  The optimal digestive tract reconstruction after total gastrectomy is still debating, in order to resolve the controversies, needs more in-depth fundamental researches and more high-quality randomized controlled trials.

Citation: CHEN Jian,CHEN Xinzu,HU Jiankun. Current Status of Digestive Tract Reconstruction in Total Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2013, 20(6): 604-607. doi: Copy