Negative Impact of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection on Short-Term Surgical Outcomes of Subsequent Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: ESD after laparoscopic distal gastrectomy is largely safe in terms of short-term surgical outcomes, but a short interval between the two procedures and a large ESD scar can make subsequent operation difficult. PMID: 31641951 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Ann Oncol - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Ann Surg Oncol Source Type: research