ArticleSurgery today2011
Laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer with versus without prophylactic drainage.
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- Prophylactic drainage versus non-drainage following gastric cancer surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational studies.World journal of surgical oncology · 2023Pooled it
- Prophylactic Drain Versus No Drain in Curative Gastric Cancer Surgery-A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2022Pooled it
- Prophylactic Drain Placement and Postoperative Invasive Procedures After Gastrectomy: The Abdominal Drain After Gastrectomy (ADIGE) Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA surgery · 2025Trial
- Clinical significance of lipid droplets formed in the peritoneal fluid after laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancer.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Feasibility of totally laparoscopic gastrectomy without prophylactic drains in gastric cancer patients.World journal of gastroenterology · 2021Article
- Laparoscopic gastrectomy with and without prophylactic drains in gastric cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis.World journal of surgical oncology · 2019Article
- Novel management of postoperative pain using only oral analgesics after LADG.Surgery today · 2016Article
- Significance of prophylactic intra-abdominal drain placement after laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer.World journal of surgical oncology · 2015Article
- Is routine drainage necessary after pancreaticoduodenectomy?World journal of gastroenterology · 2014Review
- Use of fibrin glue sealant with polyglycolic acid sheets to prevent pancreatic fistula formation after laparoscopic-assisted gastrectomy.Surgery today · 2013Article
- [Significance of drains in surgery].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2011Article
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Abstract
purposeLittle has been reported on routine prophylactic abdominal drainage after gastrectomy, especially after laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG). We conducted this retrospective study on patients undergoing LADG to evaluate the benefit of routine drainage in LADG procedures.
methodsThe subjects were 21 patients who underwent surgery for early gastric cancer (EGC) between January 2004 and March 2008. They comprised 10 who underwent LADG with drainage before January 2006 and 11 who underwent LADG without drainage after February 2006. We compared patient and tumor characteristics, operative results, and postoperative outcomes between the groups.
resultsThe no-drain group of patients were able to eat their first meal significantly sooner than the drain group patients (P < 0.01); however, the time to start ambulating, passing flatus, and drinking was similar in the two groups. There were no significant differences between the groups in the postoperative complication rate or the postoperative hospital stay. The drain did not seem to add benefit, and no complications due to the lack of drain placement were noted in the no-drain group.
conclusionRoutine prophylactic abdominal drainage after LADG for EGC may not be necessary.
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