Laparoscopic Resection of Gastric Stromal Tumor: A Tailored Approach

From: The American Surgeon | Date: November 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Many different laparoscopic approaches to resection of gastric stromal tumor have been described in the literature. We reviewed our experience of laparoscopic approaches to surgical resection of gastric stromal tumors seven in six consecutive patients. The tumor locations were the gastric cardia (n = 2), gastroesophageal junction (n = 1), gastric fundus (n = 2), and gastric antrum (n = 2). Laparoscopic localization of endoluminal tumors included intraoperative endoscopy, laparoscopic ultrasound, and laparoscopic palpation. There were five males with a mean age of 57 years. Laparoscopic ...

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