Research Article

Comparison of Surgical Outcomes for Finsterer and the Roux-en-Y Reconstruction after Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Carcinoma

Table 6

Early outcomes after surgery.

Early resultsFinsterer ()Roux-en-Y ()

Time to first flatus (days)0.5
Time for stomach catheterization (days)0.391
Time to oral feeding (days)0.054
Wound dehiscence (%)1 (2.3%)0
Wound infection (%)2 (4.5%)5 (11.9%)0.26
Postoperative intra-abdominal abscess01 (2.4)