Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer Surgical Technique and L
This book presents surgical techniques and detailed illustrations of laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer, focusing on effective, concise steps and techniques. It describes in detail the perigastric anatomy, and the incidences of each anatomical st
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Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer
Surgical Technique and Lymphadenectomy
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Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer
Chang-Ming Huang • Chao-Hui Zheng Editors
Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer Surgical Technique and Lymphadenectomy
Editors Chang-Ming Huang Department of Gastric Surgery Fujian Medical University Union Hospital Fuzhou China
Chao-Hui Zheng Department of Gastric Surgery Fujian Medical University Union Hospital Fuzhou China
ISBN 978-94-017-9872-3 ISBN 978-94-017-9873-0 DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9873-0
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Preface
We are delighted to witness the publication of the English edition of Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: Surgical Technique and Lymphadenectomy. Gastric cancer is the fourth most common malignancy and second most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Surgical treatment has proven to be an important approach to improve the long-term prognosis, and radical gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy has become the standard surgery for advanced gastric cancer. Since laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) for early gastric cancer was initially reported by Kitano et al. in 1994, laparoscopic techniques for early gastric cancer have gradually developed and progressed worldwide in the past 20 years. Moreover, the therapeutic range of these laparoscopic techniques has been extended to include locally advanced gastric cancer. Surgical treatment for gastric cancer has gradually stepped into the era of minimal invasiveness. The incidence of gastric cancer is relatively high in China, and most affected patients develop advanced disease. Successful performance of
