Totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy for gastric cancer: Literature review and comparison of the procedure of esophagojejunostomy

There has been a recent increase in the use of totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy (TLTG) for gastric cancer. However, there is no scientific evidence to determine which esophagojejunostomy (EJS) technique is the best. In addition, both short- and long-term oncological results of TLTG are inconsi...

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Main Authors: Akira Umemura, Keisuke Koeda, Akira Sasaki, Hisataka Fujiwara, Yusuke Kimura, Takeshi Iwaya, Yuji Akiyama, Go Wakabayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958414001043