Bacterial Overgrowth, Intestinal Transit, and Nutrition after Total Gastrectomy: Comparison of a Jejunal Pouch with Roux-en-Y Reconstruction in a Prospective Random Study

Abstract

Bacterial overgrowth is common in the upper intestine after total gastrectomy. Pouch reconstruction does not delay the transit of liquids. Bacterial overgrowth may be one of the main aetiologic factors in postgastrectomy malnutrition.