title: "Tornado Roux-en-Y" anastomosis in laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy.
abstract: The use of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy has been gradually spreading and it has become one of the standard treatment options for early gastric cancer in Japan. But anastomotic problems are still frequent with this procedure, because of its technical difficulty. We have developed a simple, safe, and speedy Roux-en-Y anastomosis for use in laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy. Here, we describe our technique and the short-term results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjyo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan.
authors.forename: Eiichiro
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Toyama
authors.forename: Shinobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Nobutomo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyanari
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baba
mesh_terms: D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D011178:Postgastrectomy Syndromes / Q000453:epidemiology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome