Surgical outcome of laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy with extraperigastric lymph node dissection for gastric cancer

• Published in: European journal of surgical oncology Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 401 - 405
• Main Authors: Kim, M-C, Kim, H-H, Jung, G-J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.05.2005
• Subjects: Feasibility Studies; Female; Gastrectomy - methods; Humans; Laparoscopy; Lymph Node Excision; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Stomach Neoplasms - pathology; Stomach Neoplasms - surgery; Treatment Outcome

The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy (LAG) with extraperigastric lymph node dissection for gastric cancer. The authors attempted LAG with extraperigastric lymph node dissection in 117 consecutive gastric cancer patients between May 1998 and Janua...