title: [Application of β-shaped intracorporeal Roux-en-y reconstruction in totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the technical feasibility, safety, and clinical efficacy of β-shaped Roux-en-Y reconstruction(β reconstruction) in totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (TLDG).
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical data of 21 patients with gastric cancer undergoing TLDG with β reconstruction from January 2014 to May 2014 were retrospectively analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  TLDG with β reconstruction was successfully performed in all the patients. The mean time of operation and β reconstruction was (229.0±18.7) min and (27.5±4.2) min. The blood loss was (91.0±38.3) ml and number of dissected lymph node was 33.2±4.6 per patient. The length of upper and lower segment of resection from lesion was (5.9±0.4) cm and (3.2±0.8) cm. The average time to resume fluid diet, time to restore flatus and hospital stay were (2.1±0.8) d, (3.1±0.9) d and (5.9±2.4) d, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The β reconstruction is a safe and feasible procedure for TLDG and provides satisfactory short-term efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, China. wanghe@fmmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qing
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authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Bobo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Shuai
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authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Xianli
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authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y; D005743:Gastrectomy; D005763:Gastroenterostomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome