Ten patients with partial gastrectomy and gastrojejunostomy of the Billroth II type comprised the study group. Nine of these were evaluated one to four weeks and 1 twelve months after surgery.

Both Billroth-II with Braun (B-IIB) reconstruction and Roux-en-Y (R-Y) reconstruction are commonly performed in TLDG; however, which of these reconstruction techniques is better remains unclear. To ...

Anemia after subtotal gastrectomy is common (as high as 80 per cent of Billroth II procedures). 4 Some patients do not respond to iron medication after subtotal gastrectomy and may have a vitamin ...

Modified Billroth II (BII) reconstruction with a side to side loop gastrojejunostomy is technically straightforward to accomplish laparoscopically. To determine the long term morbidity of this ...

Is it advisable to perform a Billroth II and a Roux-en-y in a patient such as this? Venancio Del Real, MD Response from Timothy M. Farrell, MD. Given the presence ...

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