[Bilroth-I subtotal resection and its efficacy in the treatment of distal gastric cancer].

The experience with 260 Bilrot-I resections for cancer of a distal part of the stomach is analyzed. Postoperative lethality was 2.69%, rate of dumping-syndrome -- 12.3%. Among 215 followed-up patients treated surgically 5- and 10-year survival was 65.1 and 24.7%, respectively. Original surgical methods for improvement of immediate and long-term functional results have been developed and applied in clinical practice.