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Total gastrectomy for cancer

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Abstract

Total gastrectomy is removal of the stomach in its entirety including the gastroesophageal (GE) junction. This is typically performed for patients with proximal gastric cancer, including Siewert type II and III GE junction cancers, in whom a subtotal gastrectomy with 4- to 6-cm proximal margin does not leave a reasonable gastric remnant. Even though proximal gastrectomy is widely performed in Asia and select US cancer centers for proximal gastric tumors, proximal gastrectomy has not gained wide adoption in Western centers and thus total gastrectomy is generally employed.
Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationOperative Techniques in Surgery
Subtitle of host publication SECTION II: Surgery of the Stomach and Duodenum
EditorsMary T. Hawn
Place of PublicationPhiladelphia
PublisherLippincott Williams and Wilkins
Chapter19
Pages329-339
EditionSecond
ISBN (Print)978-1-975176-46-4
StatePublished - 2023

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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