title: Pouch vs. no pouch following total gastrectomy: meta-analysis and systematic review.
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xin-Zu
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jian-Kun
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y / Q000379:methods; D039021:Colonic Pouches; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019738:Surgically-Created Structures; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic