Oesophagogastrectomy and total gastrectomy for carcinoma of the stomach : a plea for subdiaphragmatic resection

dc.contributor.author	Van Rensburg, L. C. J.
dc.date.accessioned	2011-03-18T14:59:47Z
dc.date.available	2011-03-18T14:59:47Z
dc.date.issued	1981-11
dc.description	The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
dc.description.abstract	Carcinoma of the stomach which involves the gastro-oesophageal junction or cardia is usually advanced by the time the diagnosis is made; resection is therefore often only palliative in nature. Resection is usually performed by a thoracoabdominal incision. Unfortunately there is a high risk of anastomotic leakage after a total or subtotal proximal gastrectomy and if this occurs within the chest mortality and morbidity are very high. In this article a plea is made for a purely abdominal approach.	en_ZA
dc.description.version	Publishers' version
dc.format.extent	5 p. : ill.
dc.identifier.issn	2078-5135 (online) 0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/8057
dc.language.iso	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Health and Medical Publishing Group -- HMPG
dc.rights.holder	The author
dc.subject	Gastrectomy -- Complications	en_ZA
dc.subject	Stomach -- Cancer	en_ZA
dc.title	Oesophagogastrectomy and total gastrectomy for carcinoma of the stomach : a plea for subdiaphragmatic resection	en_ZA
dc.type	Article

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