Duodenal stump reinforcement might reduce both incidence and severity of duodenal stump leakage after laparoscopic gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction for gastric cancer.

Motonari RiNaoki HikiNaoki IshizukaSatoshi IdaKoshi KumagaiSouya NunobeManabu OhashiTakeshi Sano

Published in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2019)

Duodenal stump reinforcement in laparoscopic gastrectomy with R-Y reconstruction may reduce the risk of DSL development and minimize its severity.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
gastric bypass
bariatric surgery
weight loss
roux en y gastric bypass