Linear-Stapled Side-to-Side Esophagojejunostomy with Hand-Sewn Closure of the Common Enterotomy After Prophylactic and Therapeutic Total Gastrectomy

Kevin K. Chang, Madhukar S. Patel, Sam S. Yoon

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

3 Scopus citations

Abstract

After total gastrectomy, anastomosis-related complications such as leak or stricture can be highly morbid. Between July 2005 and December 2015, a linear-stapled side-to-side esophagojejunostomy with hand-sewn closure of the common enterotomy (modified Orringer technique) was used for Roux-en-Y reconstruction after prophylactic total gastrectomy in 22 germline CDH1 mutation carriers and after therapeutic total gastrectomy in 18 patients diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma. All operations were performed by the same surgeon. No patient in either cohort developed a clinically evident anastomotic leak, one patient (2.5%) developed a contained radiographic leak that healed without intervention, and one patient (2.5%) developed an anastomotic stricture treated by endoscopic dilatation 7 months after operation. These rates were lower than radiographic leak and stricture rates in a comparison group of 32 patients who received a completely hand-sewn esophagojejunostomy (6.3 and 3.1%, respectively). Here, we describe how to perform the linear-stapled esophagojejunostomy anastomosis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)712-722
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Volume21
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anastomotic leak
  • Anastomotic stricture
  • CDH1 mutation
  • Esophagojejunostomy
  • Gastric adenocarcinoma
  • Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer
  • Total gastrectomy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Gastroenterology

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Linear-Stapled Side-to-Side Esophagojejunostomy with Hand-Sewn Closure of the Common Enterotomy After Prophylactic and Therapeutic Total Gastrectomy'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this