Technical aspects and short- and long-term outcomes of totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer: a single-institution retrospective study
刊物主题:Medicine & Public Health Surgery Gynecology Gastroenterology Hepatology Proctology Abdominal Surgery
出版者:Springer New York
ISSN:1432-2218
卷排序:30
文摘
BackgroundD2 total gastrectomy combined with splenectomy or pancreaticosplenectomy reportedly increases morbidity and mortality. Totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy (TLTG) for advanced gastric cancer (AGC) remains controversial because of its technical difficulties and lack of long-term results. We determined the feasibility and safety of TLTG for AGC.