Feasibility of laparoscopic total gastrectomy for advanced Siewert type Ⅱ and type Ⅲ esophagogastric junction carcinoma: A propensity score-matched case-control study.

CONCLUSION: It can thus be seen that LTG is a safe and effective method for treating patients with advanced Siewert type Ⅱ and type Ⅲ AEG and patients with Siewert type Ⅱ AEG may benefit more from LTG in the long term. PMID: 30685144 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30685144?dopt=Abstract

Source: Asian Journal of Surgery - January 23, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Zhao Y, Zhang J, Yang D, Tang Z, Wang Q Tags: Asian J Surg Source Type: research