Potential Applicability of Local Resection With Prophylactic Left Gastric Artery Basin Dissection for Early-Stage Gastric Cancer in the Upper Third of the Stomach

CONCLUSIONS: More than 95% of the patients with u-EGC might be eligible for LR + LGA-BD. This function-preserving procedure may contribute to the development of u-EGC without pathological LN metastases, especially for tumors located at the lesser curvature.PMID:35938365 | DOI:10.5230/jgc.2022.22.e17

Source: Journal of Gastric Cancer - August 8, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Yoshimasa Akashi Koichi Ogawa Katsuji Hisakura Tsuyoshi Enomoto Yusuke Ohara Yohei Owada Shinji Hashimoto Kazuhiro Takahashi Osamu Shimomura Manami Doi Yoshihiro Miyazaki Kinji Furuya Shoko Moue Tatsuya Oda Source Type: research