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Factors influencing the development of small intestinal obstruction following gastrectomy for early gastric cancer.

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2008

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K Sugimachi, Daisuke Korenaga, Morimasa Tomikawa, Yasuharu Ikeda, Shuichi Tsukamoto, Katsumi Kawasaki, Shinji Yamamura, Kenji Takenaka
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Abstract

In patients with early gastric cancer, total gastrectomy should not be attempted to prevent postoperative ileus and to ensure a fairly sustained quality of life.