Laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery results in reduced wound complication and overall morbidity

Laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery results in reduced wound complication and overall morbidity.

Laparoscopic Surgery for Gastric Cancer

Even though an overall incidence of the gastric cancer has been declined it remains as the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths world widely with the highest incidence in Korea and Japan. [1] Over the past decade, however, the overall survival rate of patients with gastric cancer has been increased. This increased survival resulted from not only the early detection with an intensive su...

Intussusception after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery: An Underrecognized Complication

Introduction. Intussusception after bariatric surgery is an uncommon complication that is now being frequently reported. Most people consider dysmotility to be the causative mechanism in the absence of obvious etiology. Material and Methods. A worldwide search identified literature describing intussusception after bariatric surgery. We also included our own patients and analyzed information reg...

Intracorporeal Anastomosis in Laparoscopic Gastric Cancer Surgery

Laparoscopic gastrectomy has become widely used as a minimally invasive technique for the treatment of gastric cancer. When it was first introduced, most surgeons preferred a laparoscopic-assisted approach with a minilaparotomy rather than a totally laparoscopic procedure because of the technical challenges of achieving an intracorporeal anastomosis. Recently, with improved skills and instrumen...

Reduced Port Laparoscopic Surgery for Rectal Cancer

Due to the significant improvement in minimal invasive surgery, a large group of surgeons has focused on cosmetic results and minimization of the number and the size of the ports. In addition, a single-incision laparoscopic colectomy was recently introduced to reduce patient’s trauma related with conventional multiport approaches. In a single-incision laparoscopic colectomy, all trocars are ins...