Erschienen in:
01.08.2010 | Gastrointestinal Oncology
Laparoscopy-Assisted Distal Gastrectomy with Jejunal Pouch Interposition
verfasst von:
Seigo Kitano, MD, FACS, Norio Shiraishi, MD
Erschienen in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Ausgabe 8/2010
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Excerpt
The incidence of early gastric cancer (EGC) has been increasing in Asian countries as a result of the development of diagnostic modalities such as endoscopic examination and barium meal examination. Currently in Japan, patients with EGC account for more than half of all patients with gastric cancer. More than 90% of patients with EGC can be cured only by curative gastrectomy. Therefore, in the treatment of EGC, not only complete removal of cancer cells but also minimal invasiveness and improvement of patient quality of life (QOL) after surgery are essential.
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