Multicenter retrospective study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the double-flap technique as antireflux esophagogastrostomy after proximal gastrectomy (rD-FLAP Study).
Shinji KurodaYasuhiro ChodaShinya OtsukaSatoshi UeyamaNorimitsu TanakaAtsushi MuraokaShinji HatoToshikazu KimuraKohji TanakayaSatoru KikuchiShunsuke TanabeKazuhiro NomaMasahiko NishizakiShunsuke KagawaYasuhiro ShirakawaYasuaki KamikawaToshiyoshi FujiwaraPublished in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2018)
Double-flap technique might be a feasible option after PG for effective prevention of reflux, although anastomotic stricture is a complication that must be well-prepared for.