Abstract: Objective To investigate the reoperation and early finding and early diagnosis for recurrence of gastric carcinoma after gastrectomy. Methods Seventeen cases of gastric carcinoma recurrence after gastrectomy from 1994 to 1997 in the hosptial have been reviewed by retrospective study. Results The recurrence after gastrectomy occured within two years was 71%(12/17).Early diagnosis depend on endoscopy.Reoperation with radical resection survived the nine patients from forteen months to four years,and with palliative resection survived the two patients from six months to twenty two months. Conclusion Reoperation with radical resection can survive the patients who suffered from gastric carcinoma recurrence after gastrectmy to long time.Early diagnosis have to resort to endoscopy.