Abstract:Abstract: Objective?To evaluate the feasibility and benefits of functional surgery for early proximal gastric cancer, we compared short-term surgical outcomes between laparoscopic-assisted proximal gastrectomy with double channel digestive tract reconstruction (LAPGDC) and laparoscopic-assisted total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y digestive tract reconstruction (LATGRY) for early proximal gastric cancer.?Methods?29 early proximal gastric cancer patients underwent attempted LAPGDC from May 2016 to May 2018. Patients who underwent attempted LATGRY after June 2015 were matched to LAPGDC cases for demographics, comorbidities, tumor characteristics, and TNM stage. Perioperative and short-term surgical outcomes were compared between the two groups.?Results?Clinicopathological characteristics of both groups were comparable. There were no conversions to laparotomy and intraoperative complications in the two groups. The operation time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative first anal exhaust time, eating time and postoperative hospital stay were not statistically significant. The LAPGDC group had fewer number of lymph node dissection than that in the LATGRY group [(16.73 ± 5.68) vs (21.43 ± 4.09), P = 0.023]. There were no anastomotic leakage, anastomotic bleeding, reflux esophagitis, incision infection and lymphatic fistula in each group. There were no differences in the rates of perioperative complications and in inflammatory parameters between the two groups. Postoperative follow-up for 3 months, compared to LATGRY group, the LAPGDC group had a higher life satisfaction. The weight of the two groups decreased after operation compared with that before operation. The LATGRY group had a higher rate of weight loss than that in the LAPGDC group. The hemoglobin levels of the two groups were not statistically significant before and 1 month after the operation. At 1 month and 3 months after operation, the LAPGDC group had a higher hemoglobin level than that in the LATGRY group. The quantity of serum albumin of the two groups were not statistically significant before operation, 1 month after operation and 2 months after operation. The LAPGDC group had a higher level of serum albumin than that in the LATGRY group at 3 months after operation [(41.45 ± 3.68) vs (38.45 ± 4.96) g/L, P = 0.035].?Conclusion?This study suggests that LAPGDC is feasible with satisfactory short-term efficacy, compared to LATGRY, the incidence of perioperative complications was not increased, but that it has several advantages over LATGRY, including better postoperative nutritional status, lower rate of postoperative weight loss, and higher life satisfaction.