Is proximal gastrectomy indicated for locally advanced cancer in the upper third of the stomach?

Motonari RiKoshi KumagaiKen NamikawaShinichiro AtsumiMasaru HayamiRie MakuuchiSatoshi IdaManabu OhashiTakeshi SanoSouya Nunobe

Published in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2021)

For upper third gastric cancer, PG without No. 12a dissection might be acceptable for cT2-T4 lesions located within the cardia and/or the fornix when considering the risk of DLNM and cancer-positivity in the distal stump.

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