title: Laparoscopic total gastrectomy with distal pancreatosplenectomy and D2 lymphadenectomy for advanced gastric cancer.
abstract: The standard lymph node dissection for advanced gastric cancer is a D2 dissection. Although D2 laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy with distal pancreatosplenectomy has been reported, no studies have reported a completely intra-abdominal laparoscopic approach, because of the technical difficulty of the procedure. We successfully performed this novel procedure in two patients with advanced gastric cancer located in the upper portion of the stomach. In fact, this surgery is technically feasible, and has a potential curability comparable with that of open surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Uyama
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sugioka
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Komori
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: Akitake
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hasumi