Open AccessRole of systematic lymphadenectomy in postoperative mortality and morbidity in patients with gastric cancer
Author(s) -
Dejan Stevanović,
Dragan Radovanović,
Ivan Pavlović,
Nebojša Mitrović
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0408381s
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphadenectomy , surgery , anastomosis , mortality rate , gastrectomy , cancer
Surgical techniques and postoperative care for gastric cancer have significantly improved in recent years. However, whether postoperative morbidity and mortality rates after gastrectomy for gastric cancer have been reduced or not in recent years is still unclear. In this study we would like to point out the role of systematic lymphadenectomy in postoperative mortality and morbidity.