Outcomes after prophylactic gastrectomy for hereditary diffuse gastric cancer

ConclusionThe considerable morbidity and functional consequences of gastrectomy should be considered when counselling individuals with an inherited predisposition to diffuse gastric cancer. Intraoperative frozen‐section examination is recommended to remove all risk‐bearing gastric mucosa.

Source: British Journal of Surgery - January 17, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: R. T. van der Kaaij, J. P. van Kessel, J. M. van Dieren, P. Snaebjornsson, O. Balagu é, F. van Coevorden, L. E. van der Kolk, K. Sikorska, A. Cats, J. W. van Sandick Tags: Original article Source Type: research