What Is Subtotal Gastrectomy
A Subtotal Gastrectomy Includes Removing the Part of Your Stomach with Cancer, Nearby Lymph Nodes, and Possibly Parts of Other Organs Near the Tumor (See...
A subtotal gastrectomy includes removing the part of your stomach with cancer, nearby lymph nodes, and possibly parts of other organs near the tumor (see Figures 2 and 3).
When is subtotal gastrectomy done?
Although total gastrectomy was recommended in the past as the standard surgery for middle-third gastric cancer, it has been shown that subtotal gastrectomy can be carried out in middle-third gastric cancer patients when a 3-6 cm tumor proximal free margin can be achieved, according to the Lauren histological type[33].
How is a total gastrectomy performed?
Total gastrectomy: Doctors remove the entire stomach, surrounding lymph nodes and fatty tissue. Next, the surgical team connects the esophagus to the intestines. A surgeon may create a new “stomach,” or pouch, by folding over a portion of the intestines, to allow for more effective digestion.
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