Laparoscopic resection of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: Not all tumors are created equal

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 500-503

  Bedard E L R ^a   Mamazza, J ^a,b   Schlachta, C M ^a   Poulin, E C ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gastric; Gastrointestinal stromal tumor; Laparoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GASTROSCOPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL STAPLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 32944479594     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0287-2     Document Type: Article

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