Laparoscopic Wedge Resection of Gastric Submucosal Tumors

Laparoscopic Wedge Resection for Gastric Submucosal Tumors: A Size-Location Matched Case-Control Study

“…5 Yet, LWR for gastric GISTs smaller than 5 cm has become a popular and feasible surgical procedure in Eastern countries. 11,14,15 Additionally, modified wedge resections, such as the transgastric technique, and extensive resections, such as distal gastrectomy, have been applied to laparoscopic procedures, depending on the location of the tumor. 6,13,16 To overcome the debate on the operation and the standardization of diverse operations according to size and location, we designed a case-control study matching size and location based on 50 LWR patients.…”

Laparoscopic wedge resection of a gastric leiomyoma

“…These methods have been applied to other benign gastric tumors (eg, submucosal gastric lipoma 6 ) as well as leiomyosarcoma. 7 Gastric resection without lymph node dissection in the treatment of malignant neoplasm (such as leiomyosarcoma) may be controversial although studies have demonstrated no benefit from the addition of systemic lymph node dissection or more extensive resection in the treatment of leiomyosarcoma. 8,9 These results are important when considering the laparoscopic technique for any gastric stromal tumor resection because often the diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma versus leiomyoma may not be evident until after resection.…”

Laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery for gastrointestinal tumor

“…Consequently, prophylactic lymphadenectomy for GIST is not required. Laparoscopic wedge resection is a less invasive treatment for SETs of the stomach (2). A surgical approach from the peritoneal cavity is sometimes difficult for intraluminal or intramural growth type of gastric SET because the tumors can't be identified from the peritoneal cavity, although extramural growth type of gastric SETs can be cured easily by laparoscopic wedge resection.…”