Total vs proximal gastrectomy for adenocarcinoma of the upper third of the stomach: a propensity-score-matched analysis of a multicenter western experience (On behalf of the Italian Research Group for Gastric Cancer-GIRCG).
Fausto RosaGiuseppe QueroClaudio FiorilloMassimiliano BissolatiChiara CipollariStefano RauseiDamiano ChiariLaura RuspiGiovanni de ManzoniGuido CostamagnaGiovanni Battista DogliettoSergio AlfieriPublished in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2018)
Although PG for upper third GC showed good results in terms of survival, it is associated with an increased mortality rate and a higher risk of reflux esophagitis and anastomotic stricture.