title: Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy for RGC: Four Case Reports.
abstract: Surgery for RGC can generally be difficult because of the severity of intra-abdominal adhesion due to past gastrectomy. Laparoscopic gastrectomy for RGC has been reported in some cases, but the adequacy of this procedure is still unclear. Herein we report four cases of RGC that underwent laparoscopic gastrectomy at our Hospital and discuss the benefit of the laparoscopic approach for RGC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Shotaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Korehisa
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Kippei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohgaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yukaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zaitu
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuta
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kasagi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saeki
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan okieiji@surg2.med.kyushu-ac.jp.
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oki
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maehara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005743:Gastrectomy; D018530:Gastric Stump / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: RGC; laparoscopic surgery; total gastrectomy