Potential benefits of laparoscopy-assisted proximal gastrectomy with esophagogastrostomy for cT1 upper-third gastric cancer.

Kei HosodaKeishi YamashitaNatsuya KatadaHiromitsu MoriyaHiroaki MienoTomotaka ShibataShinichi SakuramotoShiro KikuchiMasahiko Watanabe

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2015)

LAPG with esophagogastrostomy using OrVil™ was safe and feasible for patients with cT1N0 gastric cancer. LAPG may have nutritional advantages over LATG, but the rate of anastomotic stricture was significantly higher for LAPG than for LATG.

Keyphrases

image quality
dual energy
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
positron emission tomography
rectal cancer
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
robot assisted
human health
risk assessment
endoscopic submucosal dissection