Key takeaways:
- Using linear staplers cannot effectively block recanalization of the afferent limb.
- Uncut Roux-en-Y reconstruction is not recommended until a means to reduce the recanalization rate is identified.
Patients who underwent uncut Roux-en-Y had more severe gastrointestinal symptoms and higher incidence of residual gastritis and degree of bile reflux, while experiencing no reduction in stasis syndrome compared with traditional Roux-en-Y.