BACKGROUND Intraluminal migration of a drain through an anastomotic site is a rare complication of gastric surgery. CASE PRESENTATION We herein report the intraluminal migration of a drain placed after a lower esophagectomy and total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y anastomosis for gastric small cell carcinoma. Persistent drainage was noted 1 month after surgery, and radiographic studies were consi...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com benefits of LG or LSG compared to Open Gastrectomy (OG) such as a decrease in blood loss (LBL), shorter Hospital Stay (SHS), accelerated recovery (AR), easier lymph nodes dissection (LND) and fewer postoperative complications (POC). Although these results are related to subtotal gastrectomy in EGC, the feasibility and safety of LSG or LTG for proxim...

PURPOSE To present the feasibility and safety of Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy using hemi-double-stapling technique after laparoscopic total gastrectomy. METHODS We reviewed the outcomes from 58 consecutive patients with gastric cancer who underwent laparoscopic total gastrectomy. The clinicopathological characteristics including postoperative complications were examined. RESULTS The mean a...