Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer Surgical Technique and Lymphadenectomy /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Huang, Chang-Ming (Editor), Zheng, Chao-Hui (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gastroenterology.; Minimally invasive surgery.; Surgical oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Oncology.; Minimally Invasive Surgery.

This book presents surgical techniques and detailed illustrations of laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer, focusing on effective, concise steps and techniques. It describes in detail the perigastric anatomy, and the incidences of each anatomical structure are analyzed statistically. It also d...

Table of Contents:

• Summary of anatomy and physiology of perigastric lymphatic system
• The current status and development of laparoscopic lymph node dissection for gastric cancer
• Preoperative notes of laparoscopic lymph node dissection for gastric cancer
• Laparoscopic infrapyloric area lymph node dissection for gastric cancer
• Laparoscopic suprapancreatic area lymph node dissection for gastric cancer
• Laparoscopic splenic hilar area lymph node dissection for gastric cancer
• Laparoscopic cardiac area lymph node dissection for gastric cancer
• Reconstruction of the digestive tract after laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer
• Prevention and treatment of complications associated with laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancer.