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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2013; 19(34): 5720-5726
Published online Sep 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i34.5720
Published online Sep 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i34.5720
Laparoscopic-endoscopic cooperative surgery for gastric submucosal tumors
Wei-Ming Kang, Jian-Chun Yu, Zhi-Qiang Ma, Zi-Ran Zhao, Qing-Bin Meng, Xin Ye, Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China
Author contributions: Yu JC, Kang WM and Ma ZQ designed the study, wrote the manuscript, performed the operations and supervised the research; Zhao ZR, Ye X and Meng QB collected the clinical data and followed up the patients.
Supported by Wu Jieping Medical Foundation Special Grant for Clinical Research, No. 320.6752.1206; Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 7132209; and the Innovation Fund from Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 2011-1002-017
Correspondence to: Jian-Chun Yu, MD, Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, No. 1 Shuai Fu Yuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China. yu-jch@163.com
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Received: June 17, 2013
Revised: August 6, 2013
Accepted: August 8, 2013
Published online: September 14, 2013
Processing time: 88 Days and 15.7 Hours
Revised: August 6, 2013
Accepted: August 8, 2013
Published online: September 14, 2013
Processing time: 88 Days and 15.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: We retrospectively analyzed 101 consecutive patients who had undergone partial, proximal or distal gastrectomy using laparoscopic-endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS) for gastric gastric submucosal tumor (SMT) at Peking Union Medical College Hospital from June 2006 to April 2013. Ninety-seven patients underwent surgery with preservation of the cardia and pylorus, with the other four patients undergoing proximal or distal gastrectomy. LECS is feasible and safe for gastric SMT, especially for patients with tumors near the cardia or pylorus. Intraoperative localization and support by endoscopy can help preserve the cardia and pylorus during surgery.