Gastrectomía total laparoscópica con linfadenectomía D2
Background: Laparoscopic gastrectomy is gaining popularity in the last decades for treatment of gastric cancer. However, laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) has not become as popular as laparoscopic distal gastrectomy because of the more difficult reconstruction technique. Anyway, this technically demanding procedure has largely demonstrated to be at least equal compare to conventional open gastrectomy (OG) in short and long-term studies. Methods: A 51 years-old woman was admitted to our clinic with epigastric pain. The upper digestive endoscopy showed an ulcer of 1 cm of diameter with irregular edges in body of stomach. Ulcer biopsy.
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