Laparoscopic gastrectomy / 中国微创外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Ojective To evaluate the value of laparoscopic gastrectomy in the management of gastric diseases. Methods 18 laparoscopic gastric operation were performed in our hospital from August 2000 to April 2001. The ages of the patients ranged from 28 to 87 years. One patient received Billroth-Ⅰ gastrectomy, 7 Billroth-Ⅱ gastrectomy, 3 proximal subtotal gastrectomy, 4 distal subtotal gastrectomy and 3 total gastrectomy. Results All the operations were successfull, the duration of operation was 150～340min, the estimated blood loss was 20～120ml, and the average postoperative hospitalized days were 8 days. All patients recovered quickly without any postoperative complication. Flatus was present quickly. no death occurred in all the patients. Conclusions Laparoscopic gastrectomy is an effective and safe technique for the manaqement of gastric disease, if used properly.