Purpose Gastric emptying may influence the quality of life of patients who undergo distal gastrectomy. Little is known, however, about gastric emptying after distal gastrectomy. The aim of our study was to investigate gastric emptying patterns after distal gastrectomy. Methods This gastric-emptying study investigated patients who underwent distal gastrectomy in the 6 months or more before May...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the results of laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy with those of open total gastrectomy for early gastric cancer. METHODS Patients with gastric cancer who underwent total gastrectomy with curative intent in three Korean tertiary hospitals between January 2003 and December 2010 were included in this multicentre, retrospective, propensity score...

PURPOSE Conversion of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer has been fully studied. However, no study has investigated conversion of laparoscopic total gastrectomy for gastric cancer. We evaluated the effect of conversion to open total gastrectomy on short- and long-term outcomes among patients who underwent laparoscopic total gastrectomy for gastric cancer and identified factors predictiv...

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is increasingly used in several abdominal surgeries to accelerate postoperative recovery and reduce the length of stay. The aim of this study was to investigate the pattern of functional recovery after gastrectomy in patients undergoing ERAS and to analyze factors that affect postoperative recovery.In all, 168 gastric cancer patients enrolled in a clinical...

We examined the effects of feeding water-soluble soybean fiber (WSSF), a highly fermentable dietary fiber, on gastrectomy-induced iron malabsorption, anemia and impairment of exercise performance in rats in two separate experiments. The study was designed as a 2 2 factorial arrangement with operation (total gastrectomy) and diet (WSSF) under sedentary (Experiment 1) and exercised (Experiment 2)...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a novel alternative treatment for differentiated early gastric cancer (EGC) without lymph node metastasis. We conducted this study to verify the therapeutic usefulness of ESD for treating differentiated EGC compared to that of surgery. METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study of 382 patients treated with differentiated EGC from Mar...

INTRODUCTION Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has rapidly gained popularity in the field of bariatric surgery, mainly due to its low morbidity and mortality. Traditionally, 4 to 6 trocars are used. Single-access surgery has emerged as an attempt to decrease incisional morbidity and enhance cosmetic benefits. We present our initial 7 patients undergoing single-incision laparoscopic sleeve gastrec...

PURPOSE This study was designed to determine the factors affecting completion of critical pathway for elective gastrectomy. METHODS Since 2008, a critical pathway has been applied for elective gastrectomy at Chosun University Hospital. We retrospectively analyzed 252 patients who underwent elective gastrectomies from January 2009 to April 2013. The completion rate was determined, and risk fac...

BACKGROUND The development of the laparoscopic surgery has allowed its incorporation to the surgical treatment of gastric cancer. AIM To evaluate the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic gastrectomy in gastric cancer in our institution. PATIENTS AND METHODS Prospective data in four patients who underwent laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer from May to August of 2005 was reviewed. ...

Purpose. We investigated the clinicopathologic features of early gastric cancer (EGC) patients who have undergone additional gastrectomy after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) because of their comorbidities. Methods. Eighteen (7.1%) of 252 GC patients were gastrectomized after prior ESD. Reasons for further surgery, preoperative and postoperative problems, and the clinical outcome were de...