Nasogastric decompression is not necessary in operations for gastric cancer: Prospective randomised trial

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 168, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 379-383

  Yoo, Chang Hak ^a   Son, Byung Ho ^a   Han, Won Kon ^a   Pae, Won Kil ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection; Gastric cancer; Nasogastric decompression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; LIQUID; LUNG COMPLICATION; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH CANCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; DECOMPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; KOREA; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036431386     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241502320789041     Document Type: Article

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