Laparoscopy-assisted resection for jejunal carcinoma.
Laparoscopic surgery has been applied in small bowel resections for various diseases, such as obstruction including intussusception, diverticula, and tumors. We report a case of successful resection of a jejunal carcinoma that was diagnosed before surgery by using a laparoscopy-assisted technique.
Tanimura
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Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan. Stoghjpn@aol.com
Higashino
M
M
Fukunaga
Y
Y
Osugi
H
H
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male