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World J Clin Cases. Mar 26, 2023; 11(9): 2029-2035
Published online Mar 26, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i9.2029
Novel combined endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery for advanced T2 gastric cancer: Two case reports
Jian-Hua Dai, Feng Qian, Lei Chen, Sen-Lin Xu, Xiao-Feng Feng, Hong-Bo Wu, Yao Chen, Zhi-Hong Peng, Pei-Wu Yu, Gui-Yong Peng
Jian-Hua Dai, Lei Chen, Xiao-Feng Feng, Hong-Bo Wu, Yao Chen, Zhi-Hong Peng, Gui-Yong Peng, Department of Gastroenterology, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
Feng Qian, Pei-Wu Yu, Department of General Surgery, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
Sen-Lin Xu, Department of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
Author contributions: Dai JH, Qian F and Chen L contributed equally to this work, and they were involved in the patient treatment and postoperative management; Xu SL provided pathological data and corresponding analysis; Feng XF, Wu HB, Chen Y, Peng ZH and Yu PW analyzed the cases and postoperative management; Peng GY designed the research study, performed endoscopic treatments on patients and wrote the manuscript; All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Informed consent statement: All study participants provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
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Corresponding author: Gui-Yong Peng, MD, Chief Physician, Department of Gastroenterology, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, No. 30 Gaotan Yanzheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China. pgy63@163.com
Received: December 1, 2022
Peer-review started: December 1, 2022
First decision: January 2, 2023
Revised: January 14, 2023
Accepted: February 22, 2023
Article in press: February 22, 2023
Published online: March 26, 2023
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Abstract
BACKGROUND

The standard treatment for advanced T2 gastric cancer (GC) is laparoscopic or surgical gastrectomy (either partial or total) and D2 lymphadenectomy. A novel combined endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery (NCELS) has recently been proposed as a better option for T2 GC. Here we describe two case studies demonstrating the efficacy and safety of NCELS.

CASE SUMMARY

Two T2 GC cases were both resected by endoscopic submucosal dissection and full-thickness resection and laparoscopic lymph nodes dissection. This method has the advantage of being more precise and minimally invasive compared to current methods. The treatment of these 2 patients was safe and effective with no complications. These cases were followed up for nearly 4 years without recurrence or metastasis.

CONCLUSION

This novel method provides a minimally invasive treatment option for T2 GC, and its potential indications, effectiveness and safety needs to be further evaluated in controlled studies.

Keywords: Novel combined endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery; T2 gastric cancer; Endoscopic submucosal dissection and full-thickness resection; Laparoscopic lymph nodes dissection; Minimally invasive; Case report

Core Tip: We propose a new method of combining endoscopic local lesion resection and laparoscopic lymph node dissection for 2 cases of advanced T2 gastric cancer (GC). This new method has the advantages of precision and being minimally invasive with similar outcomes as surgical resection. It is a novel method providing a minimally invasive treatment option for T2 GC.