Objective
To summarize recent progress of three types of basic digestive tract reconstruction methods after distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
Methods
Recent domestic and international literatures about three types of basic digestive tract reconstruction methods after distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer were collected and analyzed.
Results
Of the three types of basic digestive tract reconstruction methods, BillrothⅠanastomosis had the most obvious advantage compared to BillrothⅡanastomosis and Roux-en Y anastomosis, but it was limited by tumor' size. The performance of BillrothⅡanastomosis was relatively easier but its complication risk was higher. Roux-en-Y anastomosis was superior in body weight control and treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, and had a wider indication than the other two types of methods. The modified uncut Roux-en-Y anastomosis was easier to perform under laparoscopic surgery.
Conclusions
Each method of the three types of basic digestive tract reconstruction methods after distal gastrectomy has its own superiority and indication. Therefore, the choice of digestive tract reconstruction method after distal gastrectomy should be case by case.
