Laparoscopic approach of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs): Is it still a courageous choice? Report of two cases

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-137

  Gelmini, Roberta ^a   Bertolini, Federica ^a   Rossi, Giulio ^a   Luppi, Gabriele ^a   Saviano, Massimo ^a   Conte, Pier Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastric GIST; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247531570     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e318030d5e4     Document Type: Article

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