Current status of gastrectomy and reconstruction types for patients with proximal gastric cancer in Japan

Background: Surgical procedures for proximal gastric cancer remain a highly debated topic. Total gastrectomy (TG) is widely accepted as a standard radical surgery. However, subtotal esophagectomy, proximal gastrectomy (PG) or even subtotal gastrectomy, when a small upper portion of the stomach can t...

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Main Authors: Hiroharu Yamashita, Kazuhiro Toyota, Chikara Kunisaki, Akiyoshi Seshimo, Tsuyoshi Etoh, Ryo Ogawa, Hideo Baba, Koichi Demura, Sachiko Kaida, Atsushi Oshio, Koji Nakada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101595842201627X