AIM:To compare long-term results of gastric cancer patients undergoing laparoscopic and open gastrec-tomy in a single unit.METHODS:From February 2000 to September 2004,all patients with adenocarcinoma of the stomach w...AIM:To compare long-term results of gastric cancer patients undergoing laparoscopic and open gastrec-tomy in a single unit.METHODS:From February 2000 to September 2004,all patients with adenocarcinoma of the stomach were assessed to entry in this longitudinal prospective non-randomized trial.Primary endpoint was cancer-related survival and secondary endpoints were overall survival,evaluation of surgical complications and mortality.RESULTS:Fifty-eight patients were enrolled.Forty-seven patients were followed-up(range 11-103,me-dian 38 mo).Four patients were lost at follow up.Twenty-two patients underwent a laparoscopic gastric surgery(LGS)and 25 had a standard open procedure(OGS).No statistical difference was found between the two groups in terms of 5 years cancer-related mortality rate(50% vs 52%,P = 1),and 5 years overall mortal-ity rate(54.5% vs 56%,P = 1).Accordingly,cancer-related and overall survival probability by Kaplan-Meier method showed comparable results(P = 0.81 and P = 0.83,respectively).We found no differences in surgical complications in the 2 groups.There was no conversion to open surgery in this series.CONCLUSION:LGS is as effective as OGS in the man-agement of advanced gastric cancer.However LGS can-not be recommended routinely over OGS for the treat-ment of advanced gastric cancer.展开更多
Duplications of the alimentary tract (ATD) are rare congenital anomalies often found early in life. They may occur anywhere in the intestinal tract but the ileum is the most frequently affected site. Clinical presenta...Duplications of the alimentary tract (ATD) are rare congenital anomalies often found early in life. They may occur anywhere in the intestinal tract but the ileum is the most frequently affected site. Clinical presentation of ATD in adults is variable and because these lesions occur so infrequently they are rarely suspected. In the present report we describe a case of ileal duplication in a 61-year-old patient with Crohn’s disease. Despite various radiological investigations and medical consultations, the diagnosis was only made on the surgical specimen.展开更多
文摘AIM:To compare long-term results of gastric cancer patients undergoing laparoscopic and open gastrec-tomy in a single unit.METHODS:From February 2000 to September 2004,all patients with adenocarcinoma of the stomach were assessed to entry in this longitudinal prospective non-randomized trial.Primary endpoint was cancer-related survival and secondary endpoints were overall survival,evaluation of surgical complications and mortality.RESULTS:Fifty-eight patients were enrolled.Forty-seven patients were followed-up(range 11-103,me-dian 38 mo).Four patients were lost at follow up.Twenty-two patients underwent a laparoscopic gastric surgery(LGS)and 25 had a standard open procedure(OGS).No statistical difference was found between the two groups in terms of 5 years cancer-related mortality rate(50% vs 52%,P = 1),and 5 years overall mortal-ity rate(54.5% vs 56%,P = 1).Accordingly,cancer-related and overall survival probability by Kaplan-Meier method showed comparable results(P = 0.81 and P = 0.83,respectively).We found no differences in surgical complications in the 2 groups.There was no conversion to open surgery in this series.CONCLUSION:LGS is as effective as OGS in the man-agement of advanced gastric cancer.However LGS can-not be recommended routinely over OGS for the treat-ment of advanced gastric cancer.
文摘Duplications of the alimentary tract (ATD) are rare congenital anomalies often found early in life. They may occur anywhere in the intestinal tract but the ileum is the most frequently affected site. Clinical presentation of ATD in adults is variable and because these lesions occur so infrequently they are rarely suspected. In the present report we describe a case of ileal duplication in a 61-year-old patient with Crohn’s disease. Despite various radiological investigations and medical consultations, the diagnosis was only made on the surgical specimen.
