title: Quantitative determinations of duodenogastric reflux, prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection, and concentrations of interleukin-8.
abstract: Billroth I or II reconstruction after distal gastrectomy often is associated with inflammation in the gastric remnant. We sought to determine which reconstructive procedure was most effective in preventing such remnant gastritis. Patients undergoing curative distal gastrectomy for cancer ( n = 82) were classified as group A (Roux-en- Y, n = 22); group B (Billroth I, n = 40); or group C (Billroth II, n = 20). Interleukin (IL)-8 concentrations in gastric mucosa were measured 3 months after surgery. In the absence of Helicobacter pylori infection, IL-8 concentrations were 13, 56, and 87 pg/mg protein in groups A, B, and C, respectively ( p < 0.05). In the presence of H. pylori infection, IL-8 concentrations were 61, 161, and 234 pg/mg protein in groups A, B, and C ( p < 0.01). Roux-en- Y reconstruction is better able to prevent remnant gastritis than either the Billroth I or II procedure as judged from IL-8 concentrations in gastric remnant mucosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahimachi Abeno-ku, Osaka City 545-8585, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukuhara
authors.forename: Harushi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Osugi
authors.forename: Nobuyasu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takemura
authors.forename: Yasukazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohmoto
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004383:Duodenogastric Reflux / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000737:chemistry*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000378:metabolism*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D016209:Interleukin-8