title: [Laparoscopic total gastrectomy--initial experience].
abstract: The advantages of mini-invasive procedures have been demonstrated in various surgical interventions. The aim of the authors was to describe, on the basis of their own experience obtained in a group of seven patients, the operation procedure of laparoscopic total gastrectomy, to discuss the advantages and to present their initial experience.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery