Surgery in the Multimodal Management of Gastric Cancer

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Manzoni, Giovanni de (Editor), Roviello, Franco (Editor), Siquini, Walter (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gastroenterology.; Oncology.; Surgery.; Abdominal surgery.; Surgical oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Abdominal Surgery.; Surgical Oncology.

Although there has been a slow but steady decrease in incidence, gastric cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Several aspects of the oncological and surgical management are still controversial and so gastric cancer represents a challenge for the surgeon. This book aims...