Comparison of quality of life between Billroth-І and Roux-en-Y anastomosis after distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Studies comparing Billroth-I (B-I) with Roux-en-Y (R-Y) anastomosis are still lacking and inconsistent. The aim of this trial was to compare the quality of life (QoL) of B-I with R-Y reconstruction after curative distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer. A total of 140 patients were randomly assigned to the B-I group (N = 70) and R-Y group (N = 70) with the comparable baseline characteristics. The overall postoperative morbidity rates were 18.6% and 25.7% in the B-I group and R-Y group without significant difference. More estimated blood loss and longer surgical duration were found in the R-Y group. At the postoperative 1 year time point, the B-I group had a higher score in pain, but lower score in global health. However, the R-Y anastomosis was associated with lower incidence of reflux sympt

SUBMITTER: Yang K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5595810 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature