title: Novel method for esophagojejunal anastomosis after laparoscopic total gastrectomy: semi-end-to-end anastomosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To test a new safe and simple technique for circular-stapled esophagojejunostomy in laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LATG).
  
  
  METHODS
  We selected 26 patients with gastric cancer who underwent LATG and Roux-en-Y gastrointestinal reconstruction with semi-end-to-end esophagojejunal anastomosis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  LATG with semi-end-to-end esophagojejunal anastomosis was successfully performed in all 26 patients. The average operation time was 257 ± 36 min, with an average anastomosis time of 51 ± 17 min and an average intraoperative blood loss of 88 ± 46 mL. The average postoperative hospital stay was 8 ± 3 d. There were no complications and no mortality in this series.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The application of semi-end-to-end esophagojejunal anastomosis after LATG is a safe and feasible procedure, which can be easily performed and has a short operation time in terms of anastomosis.
authors.affiliation: Yong-Liang Zhao, Chong-Yu Su, Teng-Fei Li, Feng Qian, Hua-Xing Luo, Pei-Wu Yu, Department of General Surgery and Center of Minimal Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
authors.forename: Yong-Liang
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Yong-Liang Zhao, Chong-Yu Su, Teng-Fei Li, Feng Qian, Hua-Xing Luo, Pei-Wu Yu, Department of General Surgery and Center of Minimal Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
authors.forename: Chong-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: Yong-Liang Zhao, Chong-Yu Su, Teng-Fei Li, Feng Qian, Hua-Xing Luo, Pei-Wu Yu, Department of General Surgery and Center of Minimal Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
authors.forename: Teng-Fei
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Yong-Liang Zhao, Chong-Yu Su, Teng-Fei Li, Feng Qian, Hua-Xing Luo, Pei-Wu Yu, Department of General Surgery and Center of Minimal Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.affiliation: Yong-Liang Zhao, Chong-Yu Su, Teng-Fei Li, Feng Qian, Hua-Xing Luo, Pei-Wu Yu, Department of General Surgery and Center of Minimal Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
authors.forename: Hua-Xing
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Yong-Liang Zhao, Chong-Yu Su, Teng-Fei Li, Feng Qian, Hua-Xing Luo, Pei-Wu Yu, Department of General Surgery and Center of Minimal Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
authors.forename: Pei-Wu
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D004946:Esophagostomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007582:Jejunostomy / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061646:Operative Time; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017792:Surgical Stapling; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Gastric cancer; Gastrointestinal reconstruction; Laparoscopic total gastrectomy; Roux-en-Y anastomosis; Semi-end-to-end esophagojejunal anastomosis