| Literature DB >> 11957104 |
Ichiro Uyama1, Atsushi Sugioka, Junko Fujita, Yoshiyuki Komori, Hideo Matsui, Akitake Hasumi.
Abstract
The standard lymph node dissection for advanced gastric cancer is a D2 dissection. Although D2 laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy with distal pancreatosplenectomy has been reported, no studies have reported a completely intra-abdominal laparoscopic approach, because of the technical difficulty of the procedure. We successfully performed this novel procedure in two patients with advanced gastric cancer located in the upper portion of the stomach. In fact, this surgery is technically feasible, and has a potential curability comparable with that of open surgery.Entities:
Year: 1999 PMID: 11957104 DOI: 10.1007/s101200050069
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gastric Cancer ISSN: 1436-3291 Impact factor: 7.370