title: Nutritional effects of postgastrectomy reconstructions.
abstract: To compare the nutritional effects of two modes of reconstruction after total gastrectomy, a Hunt-Lawrence pouch was constructed in five mongrel dogs, whereas five other dogs had a simple Roux-Y esophagojejunostomy performed. Total body weight, daily food intake, serum albumin values, and intestinal absorption of carbohydrates, fats, and amino acids were evaluated in both groups over a period of 3 months. All values decreased postoperatively when compared with the preoperative values; however, there was no significant difference between the two groups. This study suggests that there is no nutritional benefit from a Hunt-Lawrence pouch over a simple Roux-Y esophagojejunostomy after total gastrectomy.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000378:metabolism; D004285:Dogs; D004435:Eating; D004947:Esophagus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D007583:Jejunum / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011184:Postoperative Period
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats