ABSTRACT
Gastric stump carcinoma (GSC) generally refers to the primary cancer in the remnant stomach,which occurs 5 years or latter after subtotal gastrectomy for gastric or duodenal ulcer,or 10 years or latter after gastric cancer resection.Laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for GSC is difficult with low resection rate.Although laparoscopic gastrectomy is technically mature in recent years,there is still few reports about laparoscopic resection for GSC.From January 2009 to June 2012,18 patients with GSC received laparoscopic radical gastrectomy at the General Hospital of Lanzhou Military Area of PLA.Laparoscopic gastrectomy for GSC is technically feasible and safe with satisfactory short-term outcome.Surgeons who have mastered laparoscopic D2 dissection could perform this procedure.