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Objective:. Late dumping syndrome is a common postgastrectomy complication characterized by reactive hypoglycemia. This study aimed to explore the glycemic trend in patients who underwent gastrectomy for gastric cancer and clarify its changes over time in association with postgastrectomy symptoms. Summary Background Data:. Changes over time in glycemic trend in association with postgastrectomy symptoms have not been evaluated. Methods:. We conducted a prospective study of 71 patients who underwent curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer between November 2017 and April 2020. The patients underwent continuous glucose monitoring twice—at 1- and 12-month postgastrectomy—and were assessed using the Post-Gastrectomy Syndrome Assessment Scale 37-item questionnaire (PGSAS-37) at 1-, 6-, and 12-month postgastrectomy. Results:. Our results revealed that hypoglycemia (

A lymphocele is one of the complications of systematic pelvic or para-aortic lymphadenectomy. Although most patients are entirely asymptomatic, our patient exhibited an obstructive ileus at the jejunum compressed by a lymphocele. We report here a case of a subsequent para-aortic lymphocele treated with autologous peripheral blood injection. A 68-year-old woman with sigmoid colon cancer (T3N2bM1a) underwent laparoscopic sigmoidectomy. After 4 courses of chemotherapy (CapeOX + Bmab), para-aortic lymphadenectomy was additionally performed. One month later, an obstructive ileus occurred suddenly due to a lymphocele. A drainage catheter was placed into the lymphocele and a total of 35 mL of autologous peripheral blood was injected in 4 divided doses through the catheter. The volume of the lymphocele gradually reduced and the ileus improved after blood injection. This is the first report of a successful case of a subsequent para-aortic lymphocele treated with autologous peripheral blood injection without any complications.