Title: Laparoscopy-assisted radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer: with a report of 22 cases
Abstract: Objective: To explore the method and effect of laparoscopy-assisted radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer.Methods: The data of 22 cases underwent laparoscopy-assisted radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer,3 proximal and 19 distal gastrectomy,were analyzed retrospectively.Results: All cases received the laparoscopic procedure successfully.There was no conversion to open surgery.The mean operative time was 195 min(180~250 min) and the average blood loss was 130 ml(85~170 ml).The mean time for patients to return general activity was 52 h(41~61 h) and the bowl function returned in a median of 75 h(58~92 h).The median postoperative hospital stay was 9 d(7~17 d).The postoperative complications occurred in 3 cases.No patient required surgical reintervention.Conclusion: The technique described in this study provides the advantages of laparoscopic surgery and decreases the difficulty of laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer.This operation in the surgical treatment of patients with gastric cancer is wirth spreading in the future.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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