• Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province,China;
HU Jiankun, Email: hujkwch@126.com
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Objective  To explore the feasibility of arch-preserved jejunum in total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy for adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction (AEG) and upper-middle gastric cancer.
Methods  Clinical data of 13 patients who underwent total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy with usage of arch-preserved jejunum to resolve the anastomosis tension problem in our hospital from Dec. 2012 to Apr. 2013 were analyzed
retrospectively, and surgical experience was summarized.
Results  The maximal and actual extended lengths were (7.75±1.75) cm (4-10 cm) and (5.95±1.82) cm (3-9 cm) respectively, with the utilization percentage of (77.91±16.60)% (50.0%-100.0%). These patients hadn’t suffered postoperative mortality and severe complications, such as anastomosis leakage, stenosis, hemorrhage, and so on. Besides, there were 1 case complicated with postoperative acute urinary retention and another 1 case complicated with infra-hepatic space abscess and peritoneal infection.
Conclusion  Arch-preserved jejunum is a practical surgical technique to handle with the anastomosis tension of esophagojejunostomy in total gastrectomy for AEG and upper-middle gastric cancer.

Citation: CHEN Xinzu,ZHANG Weihan,WU Bin,ZHANG Bo,CHEN Zhixin,CHEN Jiaping,ZHOU Zongguang,HU Jiankun,.. Application of Arch-Preserved Jejunum in Total Gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y Esophagojejunostomy. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2013, 20(6): 600-603. doi: Copy