Comparison Study for Bile Reflux and Gastric Stasis in Patients After Distal Gastrectomy

Launched by THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA · Feb 22, 2008

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Patients who have undergone gastrectomy for gastric cancer might be developed various symptoms by gastric stasis and bile reflux, it so called "post-gastrectomy syndrome", because of the diminishment of stomach capacity, the decrease of expulsive ability and the change of food passage. Until now, that had been accepted as the inevitable results after gastric resection. However, the survival rate has recently been increased owing to the increased proportion of early gastric cancer. And thus, to improve the quality of life of patients, many researchers have been actually studying for the reco...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• * Patients who underwent distal gastrectomy for adenocarcinoma of stomach with following criteria:
• • 1. have cancer located in middle or distal portions
• • 2. preoperative staged as cT1N0M0 or cT2N0M0 by computed tomography and gastrofiberscope (Endoscopic ultrasound, optionally)
• • 3. have The American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) score of three and less
• Exclusion Criteria:
• * Patients following criteria:
• • 1. have simultaneously other cancer
• • 2. underwent cancer therapy (radiologic or immunologic or chemotherapeutic method) at past time
• • 3. have systemic inflammatory disease
• • 4. have upper gastrointestinal surgery
• • 5. have the gastric cancer with obstruction
• • 6. get pregnancy
• • 7. are treating diabetics with Insulin
• • 8. are participating or participated within 1 month in other clinical trials
• • 9. have BMI less than 25
• • 10. are expected to perform laparoscopy assisted gastrectomy