How Does Combined Resection Affect the Clinical Outcomes After Laparoscopic Surgery for Serosa-Positive Gastric Cancer?: A Retrospective Cohort Study to Investigate the Short-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Combined Resection in Patients With T4b Gastric Cancer

Background: Only few surgeons have tried to perform laparoscopic combined resection for T4b gastric cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of laparoscopic combined resection through a comparison of the clinical outcomes between cT4a and cT4b cases.Methods: We reviewed t...

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Main Authors: Chang Min Lee, San Lee, Danbi Lee, Sungsoo Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
T4a
T4b
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2019.01564/full