Open AccessGastrointestinal symptomatic outcomes of laparoscopic and open gastrectomy
Author(s) -
Bilal Kharbutli,
Vic Velanovich
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9366
DOI - 10.4240/wjgs.v1.i1.56
Subject(s) - indigestion , medicine , gastrectomy , foregut , anastomosis , dumping syndrome , surgery , interquartile range , gastrointestinal function , general surgery , gastroenterology , cancer , anatomy
To compare the laparoscopic and the open gastrectomy approaches for short term morbidity, length of hospital stay and also long term gastrointestinal symptoms.