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This study aimed to analyze the clinical features and risk factors for internal hernia after gastrectomy for gastric cancer.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>We retrospectively analyzed internal hernia after gastrectomy for gastric cancer in 6474 patients between January 2003 and December 2016 at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to evaluate risk factors.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Internal hernias identified by computed tomography or surgical exploration were 111\/6474 (1.7%) and the median interval time was 450 days after gastrectomy. Fourteen (0.9%) of the 1510 patients who underwent open gastrectomy and 97 (2.0%) of the 4964 patients who underwent laparoscopic gastrectomy developed internal hernia. Of the 6474 patients, internal hernia developed in 0 (0%), 9 (1.1%), 40 (3.1%), 56 (3.3%), 6 (2.3%), and 0 (0%) patients who underwent Billroth I, Billroth II, Roux-en-Y, uncut Roux-en-Y, double tract, and esophagogastrostomy reconstructions, respectively. Fifty-nine (53.2%) of 111 patients with symptomatic hernia underwent surgery. Of the 59 internal hernias, treated surgically, 32 (53.2%), 27 (45.8%), and 0 (0%) were identified in jejunojejunostomy mesenteric, Petersen\u2019s, and transverse colon mesenteric defects, respectively. In multivariate analysis, non-closure of mesenteric defects (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.01), laparoscopic approach (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.01), and totally laparoscopic approach (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.03) were independent risk factors for internal hernia.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The potential spaces such as Petersen\u2019s, jejunojejunostomy mesenteric, and transverse colon mesenteric defects should be closed to prevent internal hernia after gastrectomy for gastric cancer.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s10120-019-00931-1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,2,13]],"date-time":"2019-02-13T16:35:45Z","timestamp":1550075745000},"page":"1009-1015","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":35,"title":["Internal hernia after gastrectomy for gastric cancer in minimally invasive surgery era"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"22","author":[{"given":"Kyong Min","family":"Kang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yo Seok","family":"Cho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sa-Hong","family":"Min","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yoontaek","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ki Bum","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Young Suk","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sang-Hoon","family":"Ahn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Do Joong","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8916-0048","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hyung-Ho","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,2,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"931_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"604","DOI":"10.1089\/lap.2006.0002","volume":"17","author":"D Rosin","year":"2007","unstructured":"Rosin D, Zmora O, Hoffman A, Khaikin M, Bar Zakai B, Munz Y, et al. 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