[Postoperative alkaline reflux after total gastrectomy for stomach cancer]

After presentation of postgastrectomy syndromes the methods for demonstrating the quantity of alkaline reflux are described. In 81 patients with gastrectomy the authors compare the reconstruction methods--named after Siewert/Peiper, Hunt/Lawrence, Schreiber and Schloffer--according to their reflux characteristics. The Y-Roux anastomosis shows better results than the Schloffer method.