title: [Laparoscopic-assisted radical distal gastrectomy in treatment of invasive gastric cancer: analysis of 47 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical effect of laparoscopic-assisted radical distal resection of invasive gastric cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-seven patients with advanced gastric cancer, 33 males and 14 females, aged 58.2 (36 - 77), underwent laparoscopic-assisted radical resection and then were followed up for 17 months (2 - 33 months).
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the 47 patients survived. The operation time was (294 +/- 75) min (200 - 420 min). The blood loss was (150 +/- 65) ml (50 - 500 ml). The number of dissected lymph nodes was (32.4 +/- 22.3) (15 - 48). The gastrointestinal peristalsis recovery time after operation was (2.7 +/- 1.2) d (2 - 6 d). The hospital stay time was (9.0 +/- 3.5) d (5 - 19 d). Post-operational complications were seen in 3 cases: pulmonary infection in 2 cases and incision infection in 1 case, and all the 3 patients recovered well after proper treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laparoscopic-assisted radical resection of invasive gastric cancer is safe and feasible, with the advantages as minimal invasion, less pain, shorter hospital stay, faster bowel function recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-wu
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yi-ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Mou
authors.forename: Jia-fei
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Qi-long
authors.initials: QL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Huan-jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Ke-wei
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Ji
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome