Gastric Cancer

New Gastric Cancer Study Findings Have Been Reported by Researchers at Yonsei University

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, February 5th, 2012

2012 FEB 5 -- "Although many reports have indicated the feasibility of laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) regarding short-term surgical outcomes, the role of LG remains controversial because studies of long-term outcomes of LG are insufficient. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term oncologic outcomes of patients who have undergone LG," scientists in Seoul, South Korea report.

"Between May 2003 and December 2009, 714 consecutive patients underwent LG for gastric cancer. After excluding operative mortality (n = 4) and a case of Krukenberg tumor that was not identified at the time of surgery (n = 1), a total of 709 patients were analyzed for...

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