RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Postoperative Nutrition Status of Patients With Esophago-gastric Junction Cancer With Gastric Tube or Esophago-gastric Reconstruction JF Anticancer Research JO Anticancer Res FD International Institute of Anticancer Research SP 3645 OP 3652 DO 10.21873/anticanres.15853 VO 42 IS 7 A1 KAZUYA TAKABATAKE A1 HIROTAKA KONISHI A1 TAKESHI KUBOTA A1 ATSUSHI SHIOZAKI A1 HITOSHI FUJIWARA A1 TAKUMA OHASHI A1 TOMOHIRO ARITA A1 HIROKI SHIMIZU A1 YUSUKE YAMAMOTO A1 RYO MORIMURA A1 HISASHI IKOMA A1 YOSHIAKI KURIU A1 KAZUMA OKAMOTO A1 EIGO OTSUJI YR 2022 UL http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/42/7/3645.abstract AB Background/Aim: Postoperative nutritional management for esophago-gastric junction cancer (EGJC) has become increasingly important. This study compared the nutritional status of patients with EGJC who underwent gastric tube reconstruction versus esophago-gastric anastomosis. Patients and Methods: Mediastinoscopic esophagectomy with gastric tube reconstruction was performed in 17 cases (group GT) and laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy with esophago-gastric anastomosis in 33 cases (group EG). The perioperative characteristics and nutritional status of the two groups in the 2 years postoperatively were compared. Results: Group GT had a significantly higher level of serum total protein at 24 months postoperatively than did group EG. No other significant differences in postoperative nutritional status were observed between the groups. Conclusion: Gastric tube reconstruction for EGJC was not inferior to esophago-gastric anastomosis in terms of nutritional status. It is a candidate surgical procedure to avoid higher mediastinal anastomosis.