Outcomes after completion total gastrectomy for gastric remnant cancer: experience from a Canadian tertiary centre

There is controversy about the safety and outcomes of completion total gastrectomy (CTG) for gastric adenocarcinoma. We compared a cohort of patients who underwent CTG for gastric remnant cancer (GRC) after partial gastrectomy for benign disease with patients who underwent primary total gastrectomy (PTG) for sporadic gastric cancer