After presentation of postgastrectomy syndromes the methods for demons
trating the quantity of alkaline reflux are described. In 81 patients
with gastrectomy the authors compare the reconstruction methods - name
d after Siewert/Peiper, Hunt/Lawrence, Schreiber and Schloffer - accor
ding to their reflux characteristics. The Y-Roux anastomosis shows bet
ter results than the Schloffer method.