Thuy B Tran, David J Worhunsky, Malcolm H Squires, Linda X Jin, Gaya Spolverato, Konstantinos I Votanopoulos, Clifford S Cho, Sharon M Weber, Carl Schmidt, Edward A Levine, Mark Bloomston, Ryan C Fields, Timothy M Pawlik, Shishir K Maithel, Jeffrey A Norton, George A Poultsides
BACKGROUND: Although the extent of resection frequently dictates the method of reconstruction following distal subtotal gastrectomy, it is unclear whether Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy compared with Billroth II gastrojejunostomy is associated with superior perioperative outcomes. METHODS: Patients who underwent resection for gastric cancer with Roux-en-Y or Billroth II reconstruction between 2000 and 2012 in seven academic institutions (US Gastric Cancer Collaborative) were identified...
July 2016: Gastric Cancer