Oesophagogastrectomy and total gastrectomy for carcinoma of the stomach : a plea for subdiaphragmatic resection
Date
1981-11
Authors
Van Rensburg, L. C. J.
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Publisher
Health and Medical Publishing Group -- HMPG
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.
Description
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
Keywords
Gastrectomy -- Complications, Stomach -- Cancer