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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Feb 15, 2010; 2(2): 65-67
Published online Feb 15, 2010. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v2.i2.65
Published online Feb 15, 2010. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v2.i2.65
The issue of lymphadenectomy during laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric carcinoma
Muhammed Ashraf Memon, Nick Butler, Breda Memon, Department of Surgery, Ipswich Hospital, Chelmsford Avenue, Ipswich, Queensland 4305, Australia
Muhammed Ashraf Memon, Department of Surgery, University of Queensland, Mayne Medical School, Herston Road, Herston, Queensland 4006, Australia; Faculty of Helath Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland 4229, Australia; Faculty of Health Sciences, Bolton University, Deane Road, Bolton, Lancashire BL3 5AB, United Kingdom
Author contributions: All authors were involved in drafting the manuscript and revising it critically for important intellectual content. Furthermore, all authors have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for its content.
Correspondence to: Muhammed Ashraf Memon, FRCS, FRACS, Professor, Department of Surgery, Ipswich Hospital, Chelmsford Avenue, Ipswich, Queensland 4305, Australia. mmemon@yahoo.com
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Received: March 16, 2009
Revised: July 25, 2009
Accepted: August 1, 2009
Published online: February 15, 2010
Revised: July 25, 2009
Accepted: August 1, 2009
Published online: February 15, 2010
Core Tip
Minimal access gastrointestinal surgery for gastric cancer; i.e. laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG), has not achieved universal acceptance by the surgical fraternity although introduced 13 years ago. The reasons are both technical and oncological. Recently, however, there has been a tremendous amount of advancement in the development of laparoscopic instruments which, coupled with increasing experience in the performance of complex laparoscopic gastrointestinal procedures, have led to the expansion of minimal access surgery for both benign and malignant gastric procedures. The following editorial will discuss some of these contentious issues and progress made in this area.