Current status of function-preserving surgery for gastric cancer

Table 2 Postoperative symptomatic outcomes after proximal gastrectomy

Ref.	Procedure	No. of patients	Endoscopic findings (%)			Symptom (%)			Change of body weight (%)
			Esophagitis	Stenosis	Food residue	Reflux	Fullness	Dumping
Masuzawa et al[41], 2014	PG-EG	49				18	16	0	87
	PG-JI	32				16	0	0	86
	TG-RY	122				12	3	8	85
Nozaki et al[42], 2013	PG-JI	102	3		32				88
	TG-RY	49	2						86
Katai et al[43], 2010	PG-JI	128	2		9	6		3	88.9
Katai et al[44], 2003	PG-JI	45	0			4		9	88.5
Tokunaga et al[45], 2008	PG-EG	36	30
	short-PG-JI	18	9
	long-PG-JI	22	0
Ahn et al[46], 2013	LAPG-EG	50	32	12
	LATG-RY	81	4	5
An et al[47], 2008	PG-EG	89	29	38					86.4
	TG-RY	334	2	7					87.4
Yoo et al[48], 2004	PG-EG	74	16	35
	TG-RY	185	1	8
Tokunaga et al[50], 2009	PG-EG	38				8	3		86
	PG-JI	45				9	22		86
Ahn et al[52], 2013	LAPG-EG	50		8		32			94
	LAPG-DT	43		5	49	5		12	96.3
Nomura et al[53], 2014	PG-JI	10	10			0	30		91.2
	PG-DT	10	10			10	20		87.1

LAPG: Laparoscopy-assisted proximal gastrectomy; LATG: Laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy; PG: Proximal gastrectomy; TG: Total gastrectomy; EG: Esophagogastrostomy reconstruction; RY: Roux-en-Y reconstruction; JI: Jejunal interposition reconstruction; DT: Double tract reconstruction.