Comparison of Postoperative Nutritional Status after Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer Using Three Reconstructive Methods: a Multicenter Study of over 1300 Patients

ConclusionDuring the first year after gastric cancer surgery, postoperative nutritional status differed according to the reconstruction type; BI resulted in the least weight and nutritional loss, RY yielded results comparable with BI in the nutritional indexes, and BII resulted in the greatest nutritional loss.
Source: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research