Assessing optimal Roux-en-Y reconstruction technique after total gastrectomy using the Postgastrectomy Syndrome Assessment Scale-45

Figure 1 Outline of the study. TGRY: Total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction; DGRY: Distal gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction; DGBI: Distal gastrectomy with Billroth I reconstruction; PPG: Pylorus-preserving gastrectomy; PG: Proximal gastrectomy; LR: Local resection.

Figure 2 Schema of Roux-en-Y reconstruction after total gastrectomy. a: Route of the Roux limb (antecolic or retrocolic); b: Length of the Roux limb defined as the distance from the esophago-jejunostomy to the jejunojejunostomy [shorter (≤ 39 cm), average (40 cm) or longer (≥ 41 cm)]; c: Anastomotic procedure for esophagojejunostomy (reconstruction using a circular or linear stapler).

Figure 3 The distribution of the length of Roux-limb after total gastrectomy. N/A: Not answered group indicated.