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Laparoscopic Wedge Resection of the Stomach for Submucosal Tumor
Author(s) -
SASAGAWA Tsuyoshi,
SUZUKI Hiroyoshi,
KITAMURA Youichi,
OGUMA Ffidetoshi,
ISHIZUKA Naoki,
ENDO Akihiko,
SUZUKI Shigeru,
TAKASAKI Ken
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.5
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1443-1661
pISSN - 0915-5635
DOI - 10.1111/j.1443-1661.1995.tb00174.x
Subject(s) - medicine , stomach , wedge resection , resection , surgery , wedge (geometry) , endoscopic mucosal resection , endoscopy , peristalsis , gastroenterology , anatomy , physics , optics
We performed laparoscopic wedge resection of the stomach in two patients with submucosal gastric tumor. Three trocars were inserted in addition to a laparoscope. After the blood vessels surrounding the tumors had been ligated with ENDO CUPs, we used ENDO GIA (a linear endoscopic stapling device) four times and then wedge resection was performed. The operative time was 3h33m in Case 1 and 2.5h in Case 2, and bleeding was minimal in both cases. The postoperative courses were uneventful, and intestinal peristalsis recovered rapidly with minimal wound pain. These results suggest that laparoscopic wedge resection of the stomach, a radical procedure, is indicated for submucosal tumor of the stomach.