title: [Function preserving gastrectomy].
abstract: Under the premise of radical resection in the treatment, it is of great significance to preserve partial gastric function so that the early gastric cancer (EGC) patients' postoperative quality of life (QOL) can be improved. In the patients with EGC in the upper third of the stomach, the emphasis is on the prevention of reflux esophagitis caused by bile and gastric juice reflux. Pylorus-preserving gastrectomy (PPG) is applicable to the patients with EGC in the middle third of the stomach. In the patients with EGC in the lower third of the stomach, distal gastrectomy (DG) is performed in general. Various anastomosis ways are applied to reduce the negative impact of pylorus resection after DG. Furthermore, it should also be considered that reasonable vagal nerves preservation and lymph node dissection are both important for function preserving gastrectomy of EGC. Rational use of laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy has advantages of lower invasiveness, faster recovery, etc. And the amplification effect of laparoscope can contribute to preserving nerves and gastric function.
authors.forename: Danhua
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Chunchao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Maoran
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Enhao
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Fengrong
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China. zhaogang74313@ aliyun.com.
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D004942:Esophagitis, Peptic / Q000517:prevention & control; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005763:Gastroenterostomy; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D059351:Organ Sparing Treatments; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011708:Pylorus / Q000601:surgery; D011788:Quality of Life; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D014630:Vagus Nerve