Background/aims: The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinical outcome of proximal and total gastrectomy regarding reflux esophagitis, nutritional state, and anemia in early gastric cancer.
Methods: 94 patients with early gastric cancer were included from January 2001 to January 2007 at Chungnam National University Hospital. Of whom 40 patients (31 men and 9 woman) had proximal gastrectomy (PG) and 54 patients (44 men and 10 woman) had total gastrectomy (TG).