ISSN:
1432-2218
Keywords:
Key words: Laparoscopic intragastric surgery (LIGS) — Gastric leiomyoma — Leiomyosarcoma
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract. Laparoscopic intragastric surgery (LIGS) was performed on a 63-year-old man with a gastric leiomyoma adjacent to the cardia. Because the tumor was about 5 cm in maximum diameter and showed ulceration, the possibility that the tumor was a leiomyosarcoma could not be ruled out preoperatively. Conventionally, major surgery has been performed on patients with a tumor located near the cardia, although it was not always malignant. Enucleation by LIGS enabled us to avoid excessive invasiveness and provided a favorable result. LIGS may be an appropriate new, minimally-invasive operation for gastric myogenic tumors and should be considered for such cases.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004649900347
