LAPAROSCOPIC VERSUS OPEN SURGERY IN GASTRIC GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS LARGER THAN 5 CM: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Surgical resection represents the main treatment for resectable nonmetastatic gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Despite the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic resection, its standard use in gastric tumors larger than 5 cm is yet to be established. AIMS: This study a...

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Main Authors: Francisco Antonio PITA ARAUJO, Vítor Nuno Neves LOPES, Jose Pedro Coimbra de Vargas Lobarinhas BARBOSA, Mariana Rafaela da Fonte MARTINS, José BARBOSA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva 2023-01-01
Series:ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-67202022000100506&tlng=en