title: Simultaneous laparoscopy-assisted resection for rectal and gastric cancer.
abstract: Laparoscopy-assisted surgery for either rectal or gastric cancer has been increasingly performed. However, simultaneous laparoscopy-assisted resection for synchronous rectal and gastric cancer is rarely reported in the literature. In our study, 3 cases of patients who received simultaneous laparoscopy-assisted resection for synchronous rectal and gastric cancer were recorded. The results showed that all 3 patients recovered well, with only 253 minutes of mean operation time, 57 mL of intraoperative blood loss, 5 cm of assisted operation incision, 4 days to resume oral intake, 12 days' postoperative hospital stay, and no complication or mortality. No recurrence or metastasis was found within the follow-up period of 22 months. When performed by surgeons with plentiful experience in laparoscopic technology, simultaneous laparoscopy-assisted resection for synchronous rectal and gastric cancer is safe and feasible, with the benefits of minimal trauma, fast recovery, and better cosmetic results, compared with open surgery.
authors: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Tianhe Road 600, Guangzhou 510275, China. drwhb@21cn.com.
authors: Hongbo
authors: H
authors: Wei
authors: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yatsen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
authors: Jiafeng Fang
authors: JF
authors: Master
authors: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yatsen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
authors: Tufeng
authors: T
authors: Chen
authors: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yatsen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
authors: Zongheng
authors: Z
authors: Zheng
authors: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yatsen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
authors: Bo
authors: B
authors: Wei
authors: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yatsen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
authors: Yong
authors: Y
authors: Huang
authors: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yatsen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
authors: Jianglong
authors: J
authors: Huang
authors: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yatsen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
authors: Haozhong Xu
authors: HX
authors: Master
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*