Mesenteric closure after laparoscopic total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction is effective for prevention of internal hernia: a multicenter retrospective study.
Katsuhiro MurakamiKazutaka ObamaSeiichiro KanayaSeiji SatohDai ManakaMichihiro YamamotoYoshio KadokawaAtsushi ItamiHiroshi OkabeHiroaki HataEiji TanakaYoshito YamashitaMasato KondoHisahiro HosogiShigeru TsunodaShigeo HisamoriTatsuto NishigoriYoshiharu SakaiPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2021)
Mesenteric defect closure after LTG with Roux-en-Y reconstruction may reduce postoperative IH incidence. Endoscopic surgeons should take great care to prevent IH by closing mesenteric defects.