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We report a case of suture line recurrence in a jejunal pouch, diagnosed 4 months after total gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer. The jejunal pouch was made with a linear stapler, without intraluminal irrigation being carried out before anastomosis, and was replaced in an interposition fashion. We propose that the recurrence was caused by the implantation of exfoliated cancer cells in either the intraluminal mucus or on a contaminated stapling device.
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Received for publication on April 19, 1999; accepted on Sept. 7, 1999
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Miyoshi, K., Fuchimoto, S., Ohsaki, T. et al. Suture line recurrence in jejunal pouch replaced after total gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Gastric Cancer 2, 194–197 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s101200050046
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s101200050046