title: Current status of laparoscopic surgery in gastrointestinal malignancies.
abstract: Laparoscopy has become a significant tool in a surgeon's armamentarium since the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 1989. Oncological surgeons have been slow in adopting laparoscopy for fear of inadequate cancer operation and occurrence of port site metastasis. Neither of these concerns have stood the test of time. Laparoscopy is being used increasingly in oncological surgery both for staging and respective surgery. This article outlines the present use of laparoscopy in GI cancer surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Parul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maharaj
authors.forename: Sujit Vijay
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Sakpal
keywords: Diagnostic laparoscopy; GI malignancy; Laparoscopic resections