Abstract
Gastric cancer is a common gastrointestinal cancer. With the incidence of cancer in the middle and proximal stomach is increasing year by year, radical total gastrectomy as a major operative method, is widely used in the treatment of gastric cancer. However, various surgical complications often occur after total gastrectomy, which affect patients’ postoperative recovery and the quality of life. This article discussed the influential factors of surgical complications after total gastrectomy, and discussed the feasibility of applying Clavien-Dindo classification system to evaluate the severity of complications after total gastrectomy. Key words: Stomach neoplasms; Postoperative complications; Review; Total gastrectomy; Clavien-Dindo Classification
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