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Minimally invasive approaches for gastric cancer—Korean experience
Author(s) -
Yang HanKwang,
Suh YunSuhk,
Lee HyukJoon
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.23179
Subject(s) - medicine , sentinel node , invasive surgery , natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery , surgery , general surgery , laparoscopic surgery , port (circuit theory) , cancer , laparoscopy , breast cancer , electrical engineering , engineering
Laparoscopic surgery in Korea increased rapidly because of the early detection of gastric cancer by the development of diagnostic tools and nationwide screening. The Korean Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study Group (KLASS group) played a leading role in various projects related with minimally invasive surgery. The justification of minimally invasive procedures including robotic surgery, sentinel‐node biopsy, or single‐port surgery/Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) must be predetermined by the clinical trial before a wide application, and the medical industry as well as surgeons should have great responsibility. J. Surg. Oncol. 2013;107:277–281. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.