TY - JOUR
T1 - Totally laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer associated with recklinghausen's disease
AU - Sakaguchi, Yoshihisa
AU - Ikeda, Osamu
AU - Ohgaki, Kippei
AU - Oki, Eiji
AU - Chinen, Yoshiki
AU - Sakamoto, Yasuo
AU - Minami, Kazuhito
AU - Toh, Yasushi
AU - Okamura, Takeshi
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This paper documents the first case of gastric cancer associated with Recklinghausen's disease, which was successfully treated by a totally laparoscopic operation. A 67-year-old woman with Recklinghausen's disease was referred to this department to undergo surgical treatment for early gastric cancer. The physical examination showed multiple cutaneous neurofibromas throughout the body surface, which made an upper abdominal incision impossible. Laparoscopic surgery requiring only small incisions was well indicated, and a totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with lymph node dissection was performed. Billroth I reconstruction was done intra-abdominally using a delta-shaped anastomosis. The patient followed a satisfactory postoperative course with no complications. Since the totally laparoscopic gastrectomy has many advantages over open surgery, it should therefore be preferentially used as a less invasive treatment in the field of gastric cancer.
AB - This paper documents the first case of gastric cancer associated with Recklinghausen's disease, which was successfully treated by a totally laparoscopic operation. A 67-year-old woman with Recklinghausen's disease was referred to this department to undergo surgical treatment for early gastric cancer. The physical examination showed multiple cutaneous neurofibromas throughout the body surface, which made an upper abdominal incision impossible. Laparoscopic surgery requiring only small incisions was well indicated, and a totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with lymph node dissection was performed. Billroth I reconstruction was done intra-abdominally using a delta-shaped anastomosis. The patient followed a satisfactory postoperative course with no complications. Since the totally laparoscopic gastrectomy has many advantages over open surgery, it should therefore be preferentially used as a less invasive treatment in the field of gastric cancer.
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U2 - 10.1155/2010/682401
DO - 10.1155/2010/682401
M3 - Article
C2 - 20672006
AN - SCOPUS:77955400605
JO - Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy
JF - Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy
SN - 1070-3608
M1 - 682401
ER -