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Laparoscopy-endoscopy Cooperative Surgery for the Treatment of Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
Published on: February 19, 2022
[Combined laparoscopic/endoscopic treatment of gastric stroma tumors]
H Schäfer1, P M Schneider, S E Baldus
1Klinik und Poliklinik für Viszeral- und Gefässchirurgie der Universität zu Köln. Hartmut.Schaefer@uni-koeln.de
Introduction:
Surgical therapy of Gastrointestinal stroma tumor (GIST) is the treatment of choice. Local resection will be carried out if technically possible. We describe the technique of laparoscopic wedge resection combined with intraoperative gastroscopy in order to achieve complete tumor resection.
Method:
We report on 4 cases with gastrointestinal stroma tumors which were located in the gastric corpus (n = 2) and the cardia (n = 2).
Results:
In all patients the tumor could be removed completely without any perioperative complications using laparoscopic wedge resection controlled by intraoperative endoscopy. The duration of hospitalisation after operation was 7 days (5-10). On the basis of the mean tumor size (mean 3.8 cm) and the low mitotic activity (mean 2.75/high power fields) the tumors belong to the group with low malignant potential. There is no evidence of recurrence after a mean follow up period of 23 (6-30) months.
Conclusion:
Combined laparoscopic/endoscopic wedge resection is a safe method for total resection of GIST of the stomach and should be preferred as alternative to open surgery.
