Gastrojejunostomy versus stent placement in patients with malignant gastric outlet obstruction: a comparison in 95 patients.
OBJECTIVE
Gastrojejunostomy (GJJ) and duodenal stent placement are the most commonly used palliative treatment modalities for gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). In this retrospective study, we compared GJJ and stent placement with regard to medical effects.


METHODS
Medical records of 95 patients who had undergone palliative treatment between 1994 and 2006 in a Dutch university hospital, were reviewed. Study outcomes were improvement of food intake, complications, persistent and recurrent symptoms, re-interventions, hospital stay, and survival.


RESULTS
Fifty-three patients were referred for duodenal stent placement and 42 patients underwent GJJ. There were no differences in technical and clinical success and the incidence of minor and early major complications and survival. Food intake improved more rapidly after stent placement than GJJ (P = 0.01). The time to late major complications, recurrent obstructive symptoms and re-intervention was significantly shorter after stent placement than GJJ (P = 0.004, 0.002, and 0.004, respectively). Hospital stay was also shorter after stent placement than GJJ (P < 0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
These findings suggest that stent placement is associated with better short-term outcomes and GJJ with better long-term outcomes. A large randomized controlled trial is however needed to systematically compare stent placement with GJJ with regard to medical effects, quality of life and costs.
Jeurnink
S M
SM
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC/ University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Steyerberg
E W
EW
Hof
G van 't
Gv
van Eijck
C H J
CH
Kuipers
E J
EJ
Siersema
P D
PD
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003135:Common Bile Duct; D004322:Drainage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery; D004435:Eating; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000379:methods; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome