D2 lymphectomy in the treatment of gastric cancer: A retrospective view on our experience (1990-1997)

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 455-458

  Giovanetti, M ^a   Brotto, A C ^a   Tiberio, G A M ^a   Campedelli, L ^a   Vettoretto, N ^a   Ronconi, M ^a   Di Flumeri, G ^a   Giulini, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastric cancer surgery; Lymphadenectomy; Post operative complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH CANCER; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEOPLASM STAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033492953     PISSN: 03929078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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