The initial experience of dual port laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy as a reduced port surgery for total gastrectomy

Magnetic-assisted single-port sleeve gastrectomy.

BACKGROUND Sleeve gastrectomy is a recent, purely restrictive procedure in bariatric surgery that has shown results similar to gastric bypass over the short and middle term. At the same time, single-port access surgery has fostered the development of new techniques and methods seeking better cosmetic results and less postoperative pain, while maintaining the satisfactory results obtained by the...

Port site herniation of the small bowel following laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy: a case report

INTRODUCTION Port-site herniation is a rare but potentially dangerous complication after laparoscopic surgery. Closure of port sites, especially those measuring 10 mm or more, has been recommended to avoid such an event. CASE PRESENTATION We herein report the only case of a port site hernia among a series 52 consecutive cases of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) carried out by ou...

Comparison between total laparoscopy and laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer

OBJECTIVES To assess the safety and feasibility of total laparoscopy distal gastrectomy (TLDG). METHODS This meta-analysis was conducted between April and July 2013 in Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, China. We searched PubMed, EMBASE and China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database updated until May 2013. Eight retrospective studies and one prospective study involving 2,046 total patients w...

Advancement of single-port, reduced-port laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer

Comparison of outcomes after laparoscopy-assisted and open total gastrectomy for early gastric cancer.

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the results of laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy with those of open total gastrectomy for early gastric cancer. METHODS Patients with gastric cancer who underwent total gastrectomy with curative intent in three Korean tertiary hospitals between January 2003 and December 2010 were included in this multicentre, retrospective, propensity score...