title: Laparoscopic resection of benign tumors of the posterior gastric wall.
abstract: Laparoscopic wedge excision of benign gastric tumors using stapling instruments alone is not feasible for distal lesions and some tumors arising from the posterior gastric wall. An alternative transgastric approach to distal posterior wall lesions utilizing an anterior gastrotomy for access has been successfully applied in two reported cases.
authors.affiliation: The Royal Adelaide Centre for Endoscopic Surgery, University Department of Surgery, Level 6, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia.
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Game
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Devitt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery; D008067:Lipoma / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*