Laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection was noninferior to open distal gastrectomy in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer, according to 5-year follow-up ...

Background: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors in stomach. We evaluated the long-term clinical outcomes of endoscopic treatment for gastric GISTs. Methods: ...

Anastomotic leaks refer to a post-surgery complication that arises from procedures such as bowel resection and gastric bypass. While they can be fixed, they’re an important factor to keep in ...

Retained gastric antrum syndrome is a rare postgastrectomy syndrome. It occurs when stomach function changes occur following surgery, such as gastrectomy or gastric resection, disrupting digestion ...

A 73-year-old patient hailing from Myanmar who underwent a successful stomach cancer surgery at Shanghai East Hospital a month ago has recovered well, doctors said during her first follow-up visit on ...

Dr. Judelson: Histologic examination of the gastric-resection specimen showed scattered clusters of poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with extension from the lamina propria to the subserosa and ...

If you thought that the stomach bug is a harmless infection quickly eliminated with a regimen of antibiotics, here is a shocker that a global study has thrown up. A common bacterium is fuelling ...

Plexiform fibromyxoma is a rare primary mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract, first reported by Takahashi in 2007 and officially recognized as a subtype of gastric mesenchymal tumor by the ...

Methods: Institutional review of all curative-intent gastric cancer resections from 1999-2008 excluding those who received preoperative therapy. Good quality resection (GQR) was defined as R0 with ≥ ...