Open AccessRoux-en-Y reconstruction does not require gastric decompression after radical distal gastrectomy
Author(s) -
ChengJueng Chen,
Tsang-Pai Liu,
JyhCherng Yu,
ShengDer Hsu,
TsaiYuan Hsieh,
Heng-Cheng Chu,
Chung-Bao Hsieh,
Teng-Wei Chen,
De-Chuan Chan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v18.i3.251
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , decompression , sore throat , anastomosis , gastrectomy , billroth ii , gastroenterology , cancer
To determine whether routine nasogastric (NG) decompression benefitted patients undergoing radical gastric surgery.