Laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer in 8 cases / 中国微创外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the feasibility of laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer.Methods Laparoscopic radical gastrectomy was performed in 8 cases from Febrary 2005 to April 2005,including radical distal gastrectomy in 6 cases,radical total gastrectomy in 1 case,and radical proximal gastrectomy in 1 case.Results All the 8 patients underwent laparoscopic radical gastrectomy smoothly and no conversion to open surgery was required.The operation time was 340?62 minutes in radical distal gastrectomy,was 362 minutes in radical proximal gastrectomy,and 423 minutes in radical total gastrectomy.The intraoperative blood loss was 100～250 ml(mean,140 ml) in radical distal gastrectomy,300 ml in radical total gastrectomy,and 170 ml in radical proximal gastrectomy.No blood transfusion was needed.The number of havested lymph nodes was 18～37(mean,23).No surgical-related complications occurred.The time to first flatus was 38～56 hours(mean,42.4 hours),and the time to liquid diet was 2～5 days(mean,2.5 days).All the 8 cases were followed for 12～14 months postoperatively and no recurrence or metastasis was observed.Conclusions Laparoscopic radical gastrectomy is a feasible technique for patients with gastric cancer at early stage or early progressive stage.