Surgical treatment of recurrent gastric carcinoma / 临床外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the surgical indicatin and outcome of recurrent gastric carcinoma.Methods Review the clinical data of 56 cases with recurrent gastric carcinoma underwent reoperation from 1990 to 2000.The operative indication, surgical method and complications were analized.Results In 25 cases the recurrent tumor were resected (44.6%),in 10 cases adjacent organs were resected.NO operative motality was observed.Conclusions More aggressive radical resection of the gastric cancer is the key to prevent recurrence.Laparotomy should be performed without delay once there is a suspicion of recurrence.