Trans-pacific multicenter collaborative study of minimally invasive proximal versus total gastrectomy for proximal gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers

Abstract Background The current standard operation for proximal gastric and gastroesophageal junction (P/GEJ) cancers with limited esophageal extension is total gastrectomy (TG). TG is associated with impaired appetite and weight loss due to the loss of gastric functions such as production of ghreli...

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Main Authors: Naruhiko Ikoma, Travis Grotz, Hirofumi Kawakubo, Hyoung-Il Kim, Satoru Matsuda, Yuki Hirata, Atsushi Nakao, Loretta A. Williams, Xin Shelley Wang, Tito Mendoza, Xuemei Wang, Brian D. Badgwell, Paul F. Mansfield, Woo-Jin Hyung, Vivian E. Strong, Yuko Kitagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-023-02163-8