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Postgastrectomy complications - UpToDate

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Postgastrectomy complications INTRODUCTION Various forms of gastric resection and reconstruction are used to manage a variety of benign and malignant conditions of the stomach. Similar to any other abdominal surgery, gastric surgery can result in postoperative complications. Although complications are considerably less common today, historical data would suggest that approximately one in four patients reports significant symptoms after gastric surgery; in 2 to 5 percent, these symptoms are disabling [1]. The complications specific to gastric surgery will be reviewed in this topic.…

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