Intestinal lymphangiectasia, characterized by dilatation of intestinal lacteals, is rare. The major treatment for primary intestinal lymphangiectasia is dietary modification. Surgery to relieve symptoms and to clarify...Intestinal lymphangiectasia, characterized by dilatation of intestinal lacteals, is rare. The major treatment for primary intestinal lymphangiectasia is dietary modification. Surgery to relieve symptoms and to clarify the etiology should be considered when medical treatment failed. This article reports a 49-year-old woman of solitary duodenal lymphangiectasia, who presented with epigastralgia and anemia. Her symptoms persisted with medical treatment.Surgery was finally performed to relieve the symptoms and to exclude the existence of underlying etiologies, with satisfactory effect. In conclusion, duodenal lymphangiectasia can present clinically as epigastralgia and chronic blood loss. Surgical resection may be resorted to relieve pain,control bleeding, and exclude underlying diseases in some patients.展开更多
Laparoscopic surgery has become increasingly popular in the management of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) in recent years. One hundred and forty-five patients underwent curative resections of primary g...Laparoscopic surgery has become increasingly popular in the management of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) in recent years. One hundred and forty-five patients underwent curative resections of primary gastric stromal tumors between September 2002 and March 2012 were assigned to either an open surgery group (n = 99) or a laparoscopic surgery group (n = 46). In the open surgery group, there was a significantly higher number of samples with a mitotic index ≥ 10 (16.1% vs. 0%), more tumors located in the gastric cardia (13.1% vs. 6.5%), greater operative blood loss (80 mL vs. 50 mL) and a longer postoperative hospital stay (10 days vs. 6 days) than in the laparoscopic group. The surgical morbidity and mortality were 6.1% and 0% in the open group, whereas no complication or mortality in the laparoscopic group. Ten patients in the open group had tumor recurrences and no recurrence in the laparoscopic group. Multivariate analysis showed that tumor size and mitotic index were two independent risk factors associated with tumor recurrence. The 3-year disease-free survival rates and 5-year overall survival rates were similar between the two groups. The laparoscopic approach is a safe alternative procedure for gastric GISTs.展开更多
文摘Intestinal lymphangiectasia, characterized by dilatation of intestinal lacteals, is rare. The major treatment for primary intestinal lymphangiectasia is dietary modification. Surgery to relieve symptoms and to clarify the etiology should be considered when medical treatment failed. This article reports a 49-year-old woman of solitary duodenal lymphangiectasia, who presented with epigastralgia and anemia. Her symptoms persisted with medical treatment.Surgery was finally performed to relieve the symptoms and to exclude the existence of underlying etiologies, with satisfactory effect. In conclusion, duodenal lymphangiectasia can present clinically as epigastralgia and chronic blood loss. Surgical resection may be resorted to relieve pain,control bleeding, and exclude underlying diseases in some patients.
文摘Laparoscopic surgery has become increasingly popular in the management of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) in recent years. One hundred and forty-five patients underwent curative resections of primary gastric stromal tumors between September 2002 and March 2012 were assigned to either an open surgery group (n = 99) or a laparoscopic surgery group (n = 46). In the open surgery group, there was a significantly higher number of samples with a mitotic index ≥ 10 (16.1% vs. 0%), more tumors located in the gastric cardia (13.1% vs. 6.5%), greater operative blood loss (80 mL vs. 50 mL) and a longer postoperative hospital stay (10 days vs. 6 days) than in the laparoscopic group. The surgical morbidity and mortality were 6.1% and 0% in the open group, whereas no complication or mortality in the laparoscopic group. Ten patients in the open group had tumor recurrences and no recurrence in the laparoscopic group. Multivariate analysis showed that tumor size and mitotic index were two independent risk factors associated with tumor recurrence. The 3-year disease-free survival rates and 5-year overall survival rates were similar between the two groups. The laparoscopic approach is a safe alternative procedure for gastric GISTs.
